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Upcoming Event


A Tour of the City of Orrville's Power Plant
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Place: 1110 Perry St.
Orrville, OH 44667

From the Akron area, take I-76 west, to Ohio Route 21 south, to Ohio Route 585 west, to Ohio Route 57 south, into Orrville. Once into the north side of Orrville, turn right onto Mineral Spring St., then right again onto Perry St. Driving time from downtown Akron: around 40 minutes.
Time: 6:30pm: check-in
tour starts promptly at 6:45pm
Dinner: 5:30 PM. Dravenstott's Restaurant, 410 W. High St., Orrville. (This is just a few blocks from the power plant.) Follow directions above into Orrville. Pass by Mineral Spring St., southbound on 57 (N. Main St. in Orrville). Turn right onto W. High St., a couple blocks south of Mineral Spring St. For a quick, light dinner, they have a nice soup and salad bar, bread, and (non-alcoholic) beverage for $9.95, including tax and tip, to avoid us having to wait to order from the menu. Everyone pays for his/her own dinner. This dinner is optional, but we do need to know when you reserve your tour spot(s), whether you are coming early for dinner or not.
Cost: FREE (for the tour)
Reservations: Deadline: Wednesday, May 07, 2008. Reservations can be made at either akronasme@mail.com or call 330-864-7555, stating names of all attendees, whether you are coming to dinner, and contact info to let us get back to you to confirm.

Please note
  1. Limited to first fifty (50) people to reserve.
  2. Must pre-register by deadline below. No "walk-in's" permitted.
  3. Not handicapped-accessible.
  4. Minimum of 18 years of age.
  5. No open-toed shoes or sandals. This is a coal-fired power plant. Despite the plant's attention to reasonable cleanliness, it is an intrinsically dirty environment. So, please wear old clothes that can be easily washed.
  6. The noise level in the power plant is very loud. Ear plugs will be issued.

Orrville has been generating electricity since 1917. Today, Orrville has 4 operating boilers: two stokers, a Riley and a Babcock & Wilcox, and 2 pulverized coal units by Combustion Engineering. The Babcock & Wilcox boiler was built in 1957 and is capable of producing 160,000 lbs. of steam per hour. There are three operating generators: a 1960 Allis Chalmers 22 MVA unit, and two 1940 Westinghouse 31.25 MVA units.

For your own safety, and for the safety of power plant personnel, please observe the following:

  1. Do not enter any area marked off with yellow caution tape.
  2. Do not touch any equipment unless expressly permitted to do so.
  3. Hard hats and safety glasses are required, and will be issued for the tour. If you wear prescription glasses, please ensure that they are safety rated or can accommodate safety glasses to be placed over them.
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