Avon Lake, Ohio

Station Description
Avon Lake is a three-unit generating station situated on 107 acres along the southern shores of Lake Erie, approximately 20 miles west of downtown Cleveland. Its three units have a net capacity of 763 megawatts. Unit 9 is the largest of the three units, capable of generating 640 megawatts. It began commercial operation in 1970 and provides both baseload capacity and load-following capability. The unit burns eastern bituminous coals and is also capable of burning a PRB blend. Unit 7 is a 94-megawatt unit that is also utilized for baseload capacity and load-following capability. It began commercial operation in 1949 and burns primarily eastern bituminous coals. Unit 10 is a 29-megawatt combustion turbine, which began commercial operation in 1971. It provides both peaking capacity and black start capability and burns fuel oil.

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