FRANK M TAIT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 305 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Montgomery County
- Operator
- DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1967
- EIA plant ID
- 2847
- Coordinates
- 39.7270, -84.2112
FRANK M TAIT, a 305 MW Natural Gas power plant in Montgomery County, Ohio. Operated by DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned 1967.
How FRANK M TAIT compares
With 305 MW of capacity, FRANK M TAIT ranks 21st among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and 13th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.2% of Ohio's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 452nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 84% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO, runs 4 operating plants in Ohio totaling 458 MW. It shares Montgomery County with 3 other operating plants, including TAIT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION and YANKEE STREET.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO, about 3.2 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,915 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MADISON (683 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Lebanon in Lebanon, about 23.4 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
FRANK M TAIT is a 305 MW natural gas power plant in Montgomery County, OH, operated by DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned in 1967. Montgomery County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 41st national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 86th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Montgomery County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 46.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Montgomery County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Montgomery 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.