ROBERT P MONE PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 594 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Van Wert County
- Operator
- NATIONAL POWER COOP INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 7872
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 310 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 5.9%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.9297, -84.7392
ROBERT P MONE PLANT, a 594 MW Natural Gas power plant in Van Wert County, Ohio. Operated by NATIONAL POWER COOP INC, commissioned 2002.
How ROBERT P MONE PLANT compares
With 594 MW of capacity, ROBERT P MONE PLANT ranks 15th among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and 7th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.3% of Ohio's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 264th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 61% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Van Wert County with 2 other operating plants, BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT and COOPER FARMS VW PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 597 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 310 GWh in 2024 (a 5.9% capacity factor), down 44% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by OHIO POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 454 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT (302 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INdigital in Fort Wayne, about 28.3 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
ROBERT P MONE PLANT is a 594 MW natural gas power plant in Van Wert County, OH, operated by NATIONAL POWER COOP INC, commissioned in 2002. Van Wert County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Van Wert County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 42.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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.