POET Biorefining - Fostoria
Natural gas power plant · Seneca County, Ohio
Nameplate capacity
3.5 MW
Rank in Ohio
#157
of 219 plants
In service since
2017
October 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Fostoria Ethanol
- County
- Seneca County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Ohio
- #46 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 63920
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 2017 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.5 MW solar plant and a 3.5 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Ohio power plants · What Ohio actually generates