List of power stations in Ohio

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Ohio had a total summer capacity of 28,464 GW and a net generation of 120,001 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 43.3% natural gas, 39.6% coal and petroleum coke, 14.3% nuclear, 1.7% wind, 0.6% biomass, 0.3% hydroelectric, 0.1% solar, and 0.1% petroleum.[1]

Sources of Ohio utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021[1]

  Coal (37.1%)
  Natural Gas (43.9%)
  Hydroelectric (0.3%)
  Wind (2.1%)
  Nuclear (14.2%)
  Biomass (0.5%)
  Solar (0.5%)
  Petroleum (0.8%)
  Other (0.6%)

Natural Gas
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityHanging Rock1430DynegyNatural Gas Combined Cycle[3]
Lordstown Energy CenterLordstown940Clean Energy Future, LLCNatural Gas Combined CycleOpened in 2018, Second Unit Planned[4]
Oregon Clean Energy CenterOregon908Ares ManagementNatural Gas Combined CycleOpened in 2017
Rolling Hills Generating StationWilkesville865Rolling Hills Generating LLCNatural Gas Simple Cycle (5 units)
Waterford Energy CenterWaterford821Waterford Power, LLCNatural Gas Combined Cycle
Carroll County EnergyCarrollton700Advanced PowerNatural Gas Combined CycleOpened in 2018[5]
Washington Energy FacilityBeverly620DynegyNatural Gas Combined Cycle
Darby Generating StationMount Sterling480Darby Power, LLCNatural Gas Simple Cycle
Middletown Energy CenterMiddletown475NTE EnergyNatural Gas Combined CycleOpened in 2018
West Lorain PlantLorain545Starwood EnergyNatural Gas Simple Cycle
Robert P Mone PlantConvoy510Buckeye PowerNatural Gas Simple Cycle
Fremont Energy CenterFremont707American Municipal PowerNatural Gas Combined Cycle
Dresden PlantDresden580American Electric PowerNatural Gas Combined CycleOpened in 2012
Madison Peaking StationTrenton677DynegyNatural Gas Simple Cycle
Long Ridge Energy TerminalHannibal485Long Ridge EnergyHydrogen - Natural Gas BlendOpened in 2021 [6]

Coal
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Bay ShoreOregon150Walleye Energy LLCPetroleum Coke (1 unit)Opened in 1955.[7]
Cardinal Power PlantBrilliant1800American Electric Power (AEP)/Buckeye PowerCoal (3 units)To be converted to natural gas by 2030.[8]
Gavin Power PlantCheshire2640Gavin Power, LLCCoal (2 units)[9] Only runs 60% of the time. Up to 50% of Gavin’s cash flow comes from being on standby for emergency power[10]
Kyger Creek Power PlantCheshire1086Ohio Valley Electric CorporationCoal (5 units)[11] Subsidized by the controversial HB6 Bill until 2030 [12]
Miami Fort Power StationNorth Bend1020Vistra CorpCoal (2 units)Older units shut down in 2015. Planned retirement by year-end 2027 or earlier.[13][14]
Toledo Refining Power RecoveryOregon6.0Toledo Refining Co.Petroleum Coke (1 unit)Opened in 1986.[15]
W. H. Sammis Power PlantStratton1500Energy HarborCoal (3 units)Units 1-4 shut down in May 2020.[16] Units 5-7 are to be closed or sold by June 2023.[17]
William H. Zimmer Power StationMoscow1300Vistra CorpCoal (1 unit)Largest single unit power plant in the United States.[3] Planned retirement in May 2022.[13]

Nuclear
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Perry Nuclear Generating StationNorth Perry1231Energy HarborNuclear boiling water reactor (1 unit)
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power StationOak Harbor960Energy HarborNuclear Pressurized water reactor (1 unit)

Wind
See also: Wind power in Ohio
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
AMP Wind Farm Wood County 7.2 American Municipal Power[18] Wind power
Blue Creek Wind Farm Paulding and Van Wert Counties 304 Iberdrola Renewables 160 Wind Turbines Operational.[19]
Timber Road Wind Farm Paulding County 362.7 EDP Renewables 158 Wind Turbines Operational.[19]
Hog Creek Hardin County 66 30 Wind Turbines Operational.[19]
Northwest Ohio Paulding County 100 42 Wind Turbines Operational.[19]
Scioto Ridge Hardin County & Logan County 249.8 Innogy 75 Wind Turbines Operational.[19]
Icebreaker Cuyahoga County 20.7 6 Wind Turbines Approved for Construction.[19]
Emerson Creek Hardin County & Erie County 297.7 71 Wind Turbines Approved for Construction.[19]

Solar
See also: Solar power in Ohio
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Bowling Green Solar FacilityBowling Green20NextEraSolar photovoltaic (85,680 panels)[20]
Napoleon Solar FacilityNapoleon3.54American Municipal PowerSolar photovoltaic[20]
Wadsworth Rittman Rd. Facility Wadsworth 2.625 American Municipal Power Solar photovoltaic [20]
Wadsworth Seville Rd. Facility Wadsworth 6.25 American Municipal Power Solar photovoltaic [20]
Wyandot Solar Facility Upper Sandusky 12 Public Service Enterprise Group Solar photovoltaic (160,000 panels) Opened in 2010.
Hardin I Hardin County 150 Solar photovoltaic Operational.[21]
Hillcrest Brown County 200 Solar photovoltaic Operational.[21]
New Market Highland County 100 Solar photovoltaic Operational.[21]
Hardin II Hardin County 170 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Yellowbud Pickaway & Ross County 274 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Willowbrook I Brown County 150 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Nestlewood Brown County 80 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Big Plain Madison County 196 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Arche Fulton County 107 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Hardin III Hardin County 300 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
AEUG Union Union County 325 Solar photovoltaic Under Construction.[21]
Atlanta Farms Pickaway County 200 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Vinton Vinton County 125 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Highland Highland County 300 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Madison Fields Madison County 180 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Alamo Preble County 69.9 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Angelina Preble County 80 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Powell Creek Putnam County 150 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Fox Squirrel Madison County 577 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Wheatsborough Erie County 125 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Mark Center Defiance County 110 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Clearview Champaign County 144 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Ross County Ross County 120 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Cadence Union County 275 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Juliet Wood County 101 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Sycamore Creek Crawford County 117 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Marion County Marion County 100 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Union Ridge Licking County 107.7 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]
Tymochtee Wyandot County 120 Solar photovoltaic Approved for Construction.[21]

Hydroelectricity
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
O'Shaughnessy DamDublin5.2City of ColumbusHydroelectricity[22] Offline as of August 2018. It is unknown when or if it will be fixed.
Hamilton HydroHamilton2City of HamiltonHydroelectricity[22]
Auglaize Hydroelectric PlantBryan4.5City of BryanHydroelectricity[22]
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and DamFelicity105American Municipal PowerHydroelectricity[22] Largest hydroelectric plant on the Ohio river and is located on Kentucky side of the Ohio River. The City of Hamilton retains 51.4% of the power generation[23]
Greenup Lock and DamFranklin Furnace70.2American Municipal PowerHydroelectricity[22]
Racine Lock and DamRacine20AEPHydroelectricity[22]
Belleville Lock and DamReedsville42American Municipal PowerHydroelectricity[22] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Willow Island Lock and DamNewport44American Municipal PowerHydroelectricity[22] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Hannibal Locks and DamHannibal19New Martinsville Hannibal HydroHydroelectricity[22] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.

Battery Storage
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Battery Utility of OhioSunbury4Battery Utility of OhioBattery[22]
AEP Bluffton NaSBluffton2Ohio Power CoBattery[22]
HMV Minster Energy Storage SystemMinster7Half Moon Ventures LLCBattery[22]
Willey Battery UtilityHamilton6Willey Battery UtilityBattery[22]
Clinton BatteryBlanchester10Clinton Battery UtilityBattery[22]
Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond4Duke EnergyBattery[22]

Closed plants
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and Links
Ashtabula Power PlantAshtabula244FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2015[24]
W.C. Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond1304Duke Energy, DPL Inc., AEPCoal (6 units)Closed in 2014[25][26]
R.E. Burger Power StationShadyside568FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2011
Conesville Power PlantConesville2005AEP, AES/DPL Inc.6 units: coal & oilUnits 5-6 shut down in 2019 and Unit 4 closed in 2020.[3]
Eastlake Power PlantEastlake1257FirstEnergyCoal (units 1-5) / Natural Gas (unit 6)Units 4-5 closed 2012, Units 1-3 closed in 2015, Unit 6 closed 2020.[24]
O.H. Hutchings StationMiamisburg414DPL Inc.CoalClosed in 2013[27]
Richard H. Gorsuch StationMarietta200American Municipal PowerCoalBuilt by Union Carbide in 1951 as Marietta Steam Plant, sold to American Municipal Power in 1988 and renamed to Richard H. Gorsuch, closed in 2012.
Killen StationWrightsville618AES/DPL Inc., DynegyCoal (1 unit)Sold to AES 2012[3] Closed in 2018.
Lake Shore Power PlantCleveland245FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2015[24]and demolished in 2017.[28]
Muskingum River Power PlantBeverly1375American Electric PowerCoal (5 units)Closed in 2015[29]
Philo Power PlantPhilo510Ohio PowerCoalClosed in 1975; Philo Unit 6 was the first commercial supercritical steam-electric generating unit in the world,[30] and it could operate short-term at ultra-supercritical levels.[31]
Picway Power PlantLockbourne220AEPCoalClosed in 2015
E.M. Poston Power PlantNelsonvilleAEPCoalClosed in 1987
Shelby Municipal Light Plant Shelby 37 City of Shelby Coal (4 units) Closed in 2013, power monitoring remains[32]
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light BuildingSidneyCity of SidneyHydroelectric (1 unit)Began generation in 1900[33]
J.M. Stuart StationAberdeen2318AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEPCoal (4 units)Sold to AES 2012[3] Closed in 2018.
Tait Power StationDayton586DPL Inc.Natural Gas/OilClosed 2013
Tidd PlantBrilliant220Ohio PowerCoalRetired in 1976. Was used as a demonstration for pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) for four years from 1991–1995.
Toronto Power PlantTorontoOhio EdisonCoalClosed in 1993
Trash Burning Power PlantColumbusSWACOWaste-to-energyClosed in 1994
Avon Lake Power StationAvon Lake680NRG EnergyCoalClosed in 2022.[34]

See also

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