# Richland (OH)

PJM Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/richland-oh

Richland (OH) is a natural gas-fired power facility with 450 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Defiance County, Ohio, registered as EIA Plant ID 2880. Rockland Capital, LP acquired the project from Vistra Corp. on March 4, 2024.

## Key facts

- Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
- Power capacity: 450 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
- Substation: FirstEnergy's Richland Substation
- Point of interconnection: FirstEnergy's Richland Substation
- Transmission owner: American Transmission Systems Inc. (ATSI)
- Interconnection voltage: 138 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: rocklandcapital.com — Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"2880","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"57359","system":"EIA operator code"},{"value":"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection, LLC","system":"Balancing authority"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO power market"},{"value":"RICHLAND 1; RICHLAND 4","system":"PJM RPM resource names"},{"value":"NCR11197","system":"NERC registered entity ID"},{"value":"ER19-1644","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"254900JEQNNE6PLBYE08","system":"Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)"}] — Sheet1 · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"2880","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"57359","system":"EIA operator code"},{"value":"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection, LLC","system":"Balancing authority"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO power market"},{"value":"RICHLAND 1; RICHLAND 4","system":"PJM RPM resource names"},{"value":"NCR11197","system":"NERC registered entity ID"},{"value":"ER19-1644","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"254900JEQNNE6PLBYE08","system":"Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"2880","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"57359","system":"EIA operator code"},{"value":"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection, LLC","system":"Balancing authority"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO power market"},{"value":"RICHLAND 1; RICHLAND 4","system":"PJM RPM resource names"},{"value":"NCR11197","system":"NERC registered entity ID"},{"value":"ER19-1644","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"254900JEQNNE6PLBYE08","system":"Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)"}] — 20190621110723-ER19-1644-000.... · confidence: medium
- Description: Richland (OH) is an operating 450 MW gas-and-oil power plant at 801 Carpenter Road in Defiance County, Ohio. The plant has six operating generating units and serves the PJM market. Its units are combustion turbines using natural gas and petroleum liquids, with the first unit entering service in 1965. — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.5: {"value":"RICHLAND 1; RICHLAND 4","system":"PJM RPM resource names"} — Sheet1 · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.6: {"value":"NCR11197","system":"NERC registered entity ID"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.7: {"value":"ER19-1644","system":"FERC docket"} — 20190621110723-ER19-1644-000.... · confidence: medium
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Investment manager / sponsor","name":"Rockland Capital","official_url":"https://rocklandcapital.com/"} — Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital · confidence: medium
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Balancing authority / RTO","name":"PJM Interconnection, LLC","official_url":"https://www.pjm.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Unit count: 6 — Source · confidence: high
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines — Aeroderivative and Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines — GT11N2 M Upgrade | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The current EIA plant record for Richland plant 2880 reports 450 MW and six units, while transaction-era materials reported 444 MW for Richland and 20 MW for the separate Stryker station; the assets are kept distinct here.","Rockland Capital's portfolio page lists Richland at 393 MW, which differs from the current 450 MW EIA plant record. The difference may reflect reporting date, operating-capacity basis, or asset-scope differences; the EIA plant-2880 figure is used for the current directory description.","Public sources reviewed disclose operating dates and ownership transfers but do not identify a separate construction-financing package, expansion, repowering, or retirement event for plant 2880."] — Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.1: Rockland Capital's portfolio page lists Richland at 393 MW, which differs from the current 450 MW EIA plant record. The difference may reflect reporting date, operating-capacity basis, or asset-scope differences; the EIA plant-2880 figure is used for the current directory description. — Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.2: Public sources reviewed disclose operating dates and ownership transfers but do not identify a separate construction-financing package, expansion, repowering, or retirement event for plant 2880. — Power plant profile: Richland Peaking Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.2: Public sources reviewed disclose operating dates and ownership transfers but do not identify a separate construction-financing package, expansion, repowering, or retirement event for plant 2880. — Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital · confidence: medium
- Timeline.0: {"event":"First unit entered commercial service","date":"1965-12","detail":"The Richland peaking project is reported as commissioned in December 1965; current plant records identify six operating units."} — Power plant profile: Richland Peaking Power Plant, US · confidence: high
- Substation: FirstEnergy's Richland Substation — Source · confidence: medium
- Interconnection voltage kv: 138 — Source · confidence: medium
- Status detail: Richland (OH) is listed as operational with six operating generators totaling 450 MW. The six Richland units are connected to FirstEnergy's Richland Substation; no unit-level retirement, mothball, standby, closure, seasonal-operation, or repowering date is identified in the cited records. — Source · confidence: medium
- Grid role: IPP peaking generation facility bidding daily into PJM — Source · confidence: high

## Timeline

- 2024-03 — Acquisition closed
  Rockland Capital acquired Richland asset March 2024. Rockland Capital asset page cites 393 MW simple-cycle combustion peaking plant capacity.
  Source: Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital (https://rocklandcapital.com/natural-gas-simple-cycle/)

## Sources

- [Natural Gas Simple Cycle – Rockland Capital](https://rocklandcapital.com/natural-gas-simple-cycle/) — rocklandcapital.com · tier other
- [Sheet1](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/markets-ops/rpm/rpm-auction-info/2025-2026/2025-2026-rpm-existing-resource-list-post.xlsx) — pjm.com · tier other
- [Source](https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/our-work/reports/regional-audit-reports-of-registered-entities/rfc/2015/2014_public_rf_rsg_revised.pdf) — nerc.com · tier other
- [20190621110723-ER19-1644-000. ...](https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/20190621110723-ER19-1644-000.pdf) — ferc.gov · tier regulatory
- [Source](https://nerc.com/globalassets/our-work/reports/regional-audit-reports-of-registered-entities/rfc/2015/2014_public_rf_rsg_revised.pdf) — nerc.com · tier other
- [Source](https://rocklandcapital.com/natural-gas-simple-cycle) — rocklandcapital.com · tier other
- [Power plant profile: Richland Peaking Power Plant, US](https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-richland-peaking-power-plant-us/) — power-technology.com · tier other
- [Aeroderivative and Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines | GE Vernova](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines) — gevernova.com · tier other
- [GT11N2 M Upgrade | GE Vernova](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/services/gas-turbines/upgrades/gt11n2-m) — gevernova.com · tier other
- [Source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379895/000110465914062614/a14-19556_1ex99d1.htm) — sec.gov · tier regulatory

## Data quality

- The current EIA plant record for Richland plant 2880 reports 450 MW and six units, while transaction-era materials reported 444 MW for Richland and 20 MW for the separate Stryker station; the assets are kept distinct here. Rockland Capital's portfolio page lists Richland at 393 MW, which differs from the current 450 MW EIA plant record. The difference may reflect reporting date, operating-capacity basis, or asset-scope differences; the EIA plant-2880 figure is used for the current directory description. Public sources reviewed disclose operating dates and ownership transfers but do not identify a separate construction-financing package, expansion, repowering, or retirement event for plant 2880.

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