AVON LAKE
Retired 2022Coal power plant
- Capacity
- 795 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Lorain County
- Operator
- NRG POWER MIDWEST LP
- EIA plant ID
- 2836
- Coordinates
- 41.5044, -82.0546
AVON LAKE, a retired 795 MW Coal power plant in Lorain County, Ohio. It was retired in 2022, according to EIA-860. Formerly operated by NRG POWER MIDWEST LP.
How AVON LAKE compares
It was retired in 2022 according to EIA-860, so it is not counted in Ohio's operating fleet. It shares Lorain County with 4 other operating plants, including FIRSTENERGY WEST LORAIN and OBERLIN.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 707 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY WEST LORAIN (556 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Fusion - Cleveland in Cleveland, about 19.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
AVON LAKE is a retired 795 MW coal power plant in Lorain County, OH, formerly operated by NRG POWER MIDWEST LP. Lorain County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 79th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lorain County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 40.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lorain County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.