West Lorain is a natural gas-fired power facility with 555.6 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Lorain County, Ohio, registered as EIA Plant ID 2869. The facility interconnects at Beaver Substation at 345 kV.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 555.6 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 2869
Lorain County · PJM
Operating status

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1A	65.3 MW 49.6 MW summer	Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT	Jun 1973	Operating
1B	65.3 MW 51.3 MW summer	Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT	Jun 1973	Operating
2	85 MW 79 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
3	85 MW 80.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
4	85 MW 79.1 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
5	85 MW 81.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
6	85 MW 79.6 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Financing

Acquisition Financing

Mar 2019

Starwood completed a $100 million add-on to Edgewater Generation's existing senior secured term loan B to partially finance the West Lorain acquisition. The lender identity was not disclosed.

$100MEdgewater Generation, LLC

Lotus Completes Acquisition of West Lorain Plant from FirstEnergy Solutions - Lotus

Transactions and agreements

Acquisition Agreement

Nov 2018

FirstEnergy Generation, LLC agreed to sell the West Lorain Facility and related assets to Vermillion Power, LLC (an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC) for $144 million in cash plus customary closing adjustments. The sale was structured as a section 363 bankruptcy-auction stalking-horse transaction and remained subject to customary approvals including FERC and Hart-Scott-Rodino.

$144MFirstEnergy Generation, LLC · Vermillion Power, LLC

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O&M Agreement

Mar 29, 2019

IHI Power Services Corp announced it had entered into an operations and maintenance agreement to operate the West Lorain power plant. The agreement amount, duration, and named counterparty were not disclosed.

IHI Power Services Corp

Power Plant Operations & Management Services | IHI Power Services Corp

Land and environmental record

Air Facility Identifier

Ohio EPA premise number 0247080487

Ohio regulatory material identifies the West Lorain Plant under Ohio EPA premise number 0247080487 and subjects it to the Title V air-quality permit program.

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Environmental Compliance Milestone

Apr 18, 2018

1,000 days without an environmental reportable event as of April 18, 2018; prior event: July 20, 2015 NOx exceedance

The plant reported reaching 1,000 days without an environmental reportable event on April 18, 2018. The prior reported event was a July 20, 2015 exceedance of Title V one-hour average NOx limit during a PJM capacity test; the plant attributed it to water-injection control-system failure and subsequently installed enhanced alarms and automatic runback.

West Lorain Celebrates Environmental Milestone – FirstEnergy Retirees

Permitted Outfall Flow

Nov 27, 2023

Outfall 001: 44,000 GPD

The Ohio EPA NPDES public notice lists Outfall 001 at 44,000 gallons per day for the West Lorain Power Plant, located approximately 200 feet west of the old cooling tower.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program PUBLIC NOTICE NPDES Permit to Discharge to State Waters

Permitted Outfall Flow

Nov 27, 2023

Outfall 002: 6,500 GPD

The Ohio EPA NPDES public notice lists Outfall 002 at 6,500 gallons per day for the West Lorain Power Plant, located north of the railroad track.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program PUBLIC NOTICE NPDES Permit to Discharge to State Waters

Receiving Water

Feb 1, 2024

Lake Erie via unnamed tributary at River Mile 0.47 and Quarry Creek at River Mile 0.25

The final NPDES permit authorizes discharge to Lake Erie via an unnamed tributary at River Mile 0.47 and Quarry Creek at River Mile 0.25. Outfall 001 is approximately 200 feet west of the old cooling tower; Outfall 002 is north of the railroad track.

Microsoft Word - West Lorain Power Plant 3IB00008-HD NPDES Permit (corrected final)

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1973
1973
Construction and original configurationSource
West Lorain was constructed as a combined-cycle electric generating system with combustion-turbine Units 1A and 1B, two heat-recovery steam generators, and a steam turbine generator.
Jun 1973
Jun 1973
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1A, generator 1B with this operating date.
2001
2001
ExpansionSource
Five additional combustion turbines, Units 2–6, were installed and placed in operation.
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1. Jul 2001
  Jul 2001
  Generators enter operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator 2, generator 3, generator 4, generator 5, generator 6 with this operating date.
Nov 2018
Nov 2018
Sale Agreement AnnouncedSource
FirstEnergy Generation agreed to sell the 545-MW West Lorain Facility and related assets to Vermillion Power, an affiliate of Starwood Energy, for $144 million in cash plus customary closing adjustments, subject to the bankruptcy auction and required approvals.
Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019
Winning-Bid ApprovalSource
Starwood Energy was approved as the winning bidder after emerging as the stalking-horse bidder in the Lazard-led Section 363 bankruptcy process.
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Acquisition ClosedLotus Compl...
The acquisition of the 545 MW West Lorain power plant closed on March 29, 2019 through Starwood's wholly owned affiliate Edgewater Generation, LLC, from affiliates of FirstEnergy Solutions. The $144 million is the announced purchase price for the same transaction.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

gevernova.com7E Gas Turbine (7E.03) | GE Vernovaother

Common questions about West Lorain

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How big is West Lorain?

West Lorain has a reported capacity of 555.6 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is West Lorain?

West Lorain is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids facility in Lorain County, OH, participating in the PJM market.

Where is West Lorain located?

West Lorain is in Lorain County, OH, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates West Lorain?

West Lorain is operated by Vermillion Power LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does West Lorain generate?

West Lorain reported 1,702 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does West Lorain connect to the grid?

West Lorain interconnects at Beaver Substation, on the American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a FirstEnergy company system.

How does West Lorain compare to other plants?

By capacity, West Lorain ranks #112 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #9 of 24 in OH.

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