The communities that formed OMEGA JV2 used state authority that permitted joint ventures of two or more municipalities. The communities used the concept to issue municipal bonds and develop and share ownership of this power supply project. OMEGA JV2 owns three gas turbine peaking generation units and 34 diesel units located in 13 American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Member communities. The project has a subscribed capacity of 134.096 megawatts. The 34 diesel units were upgraded in 2015 with diesel oxidation catalysts. AMP can operate the diesel units remotely from its Energy Control Center for peak shaving.
AMP manages the project on behalf of 36 participating Member communities: Amherst, Arcanum, Bowling Green, Bradner, Brewster, Custar, Cuyahoga Falls, Dover, Edgerton, Elmore, Galion, Genoa, Grafton, Hamilton, Haskins, Jackson Center, Lodi, Lucas, Milan, Monroeville, Montpelier, Napoleon, Niles, Oak Harbor, Oberlin, Painesville, Pemberville, Pioneer, Seville, Shelby, South Vienna, St. Marys, Versailles, Wadsworth, Woodville and Yellow Springs.
For more information, contact William Sandell, Vice President of Generation Operations and Development, at (614) 540-6382 or [email protected].
