Sources of Ohio utility-scale electricity generation, full-year 2023:
[1]
- Natural gas (58.8%)
- Coal (23.8%)
- Nuclear (12.3%)
- Wind (2.1%)
- Solar (1%)
- Petroleum (0.8%)
- Other Gases (0.5%)
- Hydroelectric (0.4%)
- Biomass (0.2%)
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Ohio had a total summer capacity of 27,447 MW and a net generation of 135,810 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 58.8% natural gas, 23.8% coal, 12.3% nuclear, 2.1% wind, 1% solar, 0.8% petroleum and petroleum coke, 0.5% other gases, 0.4% hydroelectric, and 0.2% biomass.[1]
Ohio electricity generation by type
Natural gas
Name |
Location |
Capacity (MW) |
Owner |
Type |
Notes and links
|
Guernsey Power Station |
Byesville |
1875 |
Caithness Energy |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2023
|
Hanging Rock Energy Facility |
Hanging Rock |
1430 |
Dynegy |
Natural gas combined cycle |
[3]
|
Lordstown Energy Center |
Lordstown |
940 |
Clean Energy Future, LLC |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2018, second unit planned[4]
|
Oregon Clean Energy Center |
Oregon |
908 |
Ares Management |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2017
|
Rolling Hills Generating Station |
Wilkesville |
865 |
Rolling Hills Generating LLC |
Natural gas simple cycle (5 units) |
|
Tait Electric Generating Station |
Moraine |
681 |
Kimura Power, LLC |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 1967[5]
|
Waterford Energy Center |
Waterford |
821 |
Waterford Power, LLC |
Natural gas combined cycle |
|
Carroll County Energy |
Carrollton |
700 |
Advanced Power |
Natural Gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2018[6]
|
Washington Energy Facility |
Beverly |
620 |
Dynegy |
Natural gas combined cycle |
|
Darby Generating Station |
Mount Sterling |
480 |
Darby Power, LLC |
Natural gas simple cycle |
|
Middletown Energy Center |
Middletown |
475 |
NTE Energy |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2018
|
West Lorain Plant |
Lorain |
545 |
Starwood Energy |
Natural gas simple cycle |
|
Robert P Mone Plant |
Convoy |
510 |
Buckeye Power |
Natural gas simple cycle |
|
Fremont Energy Center |
Fremont |
707 |
American Municipal Power |
Natural gas combined cycle |
|
Dresden Plant |
Dresden |
580 |
American Electric Power |
Natural gas combined cycle |
Opened in 2012
|
Madison Peaking Station |
Trenton |
677 |
Duke Energy |
Natural gas simple cycle |
|
Long Ridge Energy Terminal |
Hannibal |
485 |
Long Ridge Energy |
Hydrogen - natural gas blend |
Opened in 2021 [7]
|
Coal
Nuclear
Wind
Solar
Name |
Location |
Capacity (MW) |
Owner |
Notes and links
|
Bowling Green Solar Facility |
Bowling Green |
20 |
NextEra |
[19]
|
Napoleon Solar Facility |
Napoleon |
3.54 |
American Municipal Power |
[19]
|
Wadsworth Rittman Rd. Facility
|
Wadsworth
|
2.625
|
American Municipal Power
|
[19]
|
Wadsworth Seville Rd. Facility
|
Wadsworth
|
6.25
|
American Municipal Power
|
[19]
|
Wyandot Solar Facility
|
Upper Sandusky
|
12
|
Public Service Enterprise Group
|
Opened in 2010.
|
Hardin I
|
Hardin County
|
150
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Hillcrest
|
Brown County
|
200
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
New Market
|
Highland County
|
100
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Hardin II
|
Hardin County
|
170
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Yellowbud
|
Pickaway & Ross County
|
274
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Madison Fields
|
Madison County
|
180
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Willowbrook I
|
Brown County
|
150
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Nestlewood
|
Brown County
|
80
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Big Plain
|
Madison County
|
196
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Arche
|
Fulton County
|
107
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Hardin III
|
Hardin County
|
300
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
AEUG Union
|
Union County
|
325
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Highland
|
Highland County
|
300
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Fox Squirrel
|
Madison County
|
577
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Atlanta Farms
|
Pickaway County
|
200
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Vinton
|
Vinton County
|
125
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Alamo
|
Preble County
|
69.9
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Angelina
|
Preble County
|
80
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Powell Creek
|
Putnam County
|
150
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Wheatsborough
|
Erie County
|
125
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Mark Center
|
Defiance County
|
110
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Clearview
|
Champaign County
|
144
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Ross County
|
Ross County
|
120
|
|
Operational.[20]
|
Cadence
|
Union County
|
275
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Juliet
|
Wood County
|
101
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Sycamore Creek
|
Crawford County
|
117
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Marion County
|
Marion County
|
100
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Union Ridge
|
Licking County
|
107.7
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Tymochtee
|
Wyandot County
|
120
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Nottingham
|
Harrison County
|
100
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Wild Grains
|
Van Wert County
|
150
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Dodson Creek
|
Highland County
|
117
|
|
Under construction.[20]
|
Pleasant Prairie
|
Franklin County
|
250
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Harvey
|
Licking County
|
350
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Springwater
|
Franklin and Madison County
|
155
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Border Basin
|
Hancock County
|
120
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
South Branch
|
Hancock County
|
130
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Palomino
|
Hancock County
|
200
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Blossom
|
Morrow and Marion County
|
144
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Yellow Wood
|
Clinton County
|
300
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Dixon Run
|
Jackson County
|
140
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Oak Run
|
Madison County
|
800
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Fountain Point
|
Logan County
|
280
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Mink
|
Defiance & Paulding County
|
140
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Clear Mountain
|
Clermont County
|
152.2
|
|
Approved for construction.[20]
|
Hydroelectricity
Battery storage
Closed plants
Name |
Location |
Capacity (MW) |
Owner |
Type |
Notes and links
|
Ashtabula Power Plant |
Ashtabula |
244 |
FirstEnergy |
Coal |
Closed in 2015[23]
|
W.C. Beckjord Power Station |
New Richmond |
1304 |
Duke Energy, DPL Inc., AEP |
Coal (6 units) |
Closed in 2014[24][25]
|
R.E. Burger Power Station |
Shadyside |
568 |
FirstEnergy |
Coal |
Closed in 2011
|
Conesville Power Plant |
Conesville |
2005 |
AEP, AES/DPL Inc. |
6 units: coal & oil |
Units 5-6 shut down in 2019 and Unit 4 closed in 2020.[3]
|
Eastlake Power Plant |
Eastlake |
1257 |
FirstEnergy |
Coal (units 1-5) / natural gas (unit 6) |
Units 4-5 closed 2012, Units 1-3 closed in 2015, Unit 6 closed 2021.[23]
|
O.H. Hutchings Station |
Miamisburg |
414 |
DPL Inc. |
Coal |
Closed in 2013[26]
|
Richard H. Gorsuch Station |
Marietta |
200 |
American Municipal Power |
Coal |
Built 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 Station |
Wrightsville |
618 |
AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy |
Coal (1 unit) |
Sold to AES 2012.[3] Closed in 2018.
|
Lake Shore Power Plant |
Cleveland |
245 |
FirstEnergy |
Coal |
Closed in 2015[23] and demolished in 2017.[27]
|
Muskingum River Power Plant |
Beverly |
1375 |
American Electric Power |
Coal (5 units) |
Closed in 2015[28]
|
Philo Power Plant |
Philo |
510 |
Ohio Power |
Coal |
Closed in 1975; Philo Unit 6 was the first commercial supercritical steam-electric generating unit in the world,[29] and it could operate short-term at ultra-supercritical levels.[30]
|
Picway Power Plant |
Lockbourne |
220 |
AEP |
Coal |
Closed in 2015
|
E.M. Poston Power Plant |
Nelsonville |
|
AEP |
Coal |
Closed in 1987
|
Shelby Municipal Light Plant
|
Shelby
|
37
|
City of Shelby
|
Coal (4 units)
|
Closed in 2013, power monitoring remains[31]
|
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building |
Sidney |
|
City of Sidney |
Hydroelectric (1 unit) |
Began generation in 1900[32]
|
J.M. Stuart Station |
Aberdeen |
2318 |
AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEP |
Coal (4 units) |
Sold to AES 2012[3] Closed in 2018.
|
Tidd Plant |
Brilliant |
220 |
Ohio Power |
Coal |
Retired in 1976. Was used as a demonstration for pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) for four years, 1991–1995.
|
Toronto Power Plant |
Toronto |
|
Ohio Edison |
Coal |
Closed in 1993
|
Trash Burning Power Plant |
Columbus |
|
SWACO |
Waste-to-energy |
Closed in 1994
|
Avon Lake Power Station |
Avon Lake |
680 |
NRG Energy |
Coal |
Built in 1925–1926; closed in 2021; imploded in 2024[33]
|
William H. Zimmer Power Station |
Moscow |
1300 |
Vistra Corp |
Coal |
Closed in May 2022.[14]
|
W. H. Sammis Power Plant
|
Stratton, Ohio
|
2,233
|
FirstEnergy
|
Coal
|
Closed May 3, 2023
|
See also
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