List of power stations in Ohio explained

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.^[1] 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.

Natural gas

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Notes and Links
Guernsey Power Station	Byesville	1875	Caithness Energy	Natural Gas Combined Cycle	Opened in 2023
		1430	Dynegy	Natural Gas Combined Cycle
Lordstown Energy Center		940	Clean Energy Future, LLC	Natural Gas Combined Cycle	Opened in 2018, Second Unit Planned^[2]
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)
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^[3]
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 ^[4]

Coal

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Notes and Links
Bay Shore	Oregon	150	Walleye Energy LLC	Petroleum Coke (1 unit)	Opened in 1955.^[5]
		1800	American Electric Power (AEP)/Buckeye Power	Coal (3 units)	To be converted to natural gas by 2030.^[6]
		2640	Gavin Power, LLC	Coal (2 units)	^[7] Only runs 60% of the time. Up to 50% of Gavin’s cash flow comes from being on standby for emergency power^[8]
	Cheshire	1086	Ohio Valley Electric Corporation	Coal (5 units)	^[9] Subsidized by the controversial HB6 Bill until 2030 ^[10]
		1020	Vistra Corp	Coal (2 units)	Older units shut down in 2015. Planned retirement by year-end 2027 or earlier.^[11]
Toledo Refining Power Recovery	Oregon	6.0	Toledo Refining Co.	Petroleum Coke (1 unit)	Opened in 1986.

Nuclear

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Notes and Links
Perry Nuclear Generating Station		1231	Energy Harbor	Nuclear boiling water reactor (1 unit)
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station	Oak Harbor	960	Energy Harbor	Nuclear Pressurized water reactor (1 unit)

Wind

See also: Wind power in Ohio.

Name		Capacity (MW)	Turbines	Owner	Notes and Links
AMP Wind Farm		7.2		American Municipal Power^[12]
Blue Creek Wind Farm	Paulding and Van Wert Counties	304	160	Iberdrola Renewables	Operational.^[13]
Timber Road Wind Farm	Paulding County	362.7	158	EDP Renewables	Operational.
Hog Creek	Hardin County	66	30		Operational.
Northwest Ohio	Paulding County	100	42		Operational.
Scioto Ridge	Hardin County & Logan County	249.8	75	Innogy	Operational.
Icebreaker	Cuyahoga County	20.7	6		Approved for Construction.
Emerson Creek	Hardin County & Erie County	297.7	71		Approved for Construction.
Grover Hill	Paulding County	150	23		Approved for Construction.

Solar

See also: Solar power in Ohio.

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Notes and Links
Bowling Green Solar Facility	Bowling Green	20	NextEra	^[14]
Napoleon Solar Facility	Napoleon	3.54	American Municipal Power
Wadsworth Rittman Rd. Facility	Wadsworth	2.625	American Municipal Power
Wadsworth Seville Rd. Facility	Wadsworth	6.25	American Municipal Power
Wyandot Solar Facility	Upper Sandusky	12	Public Service Enterprise Group	Opened in 2010.
Hardin I	Hardin County	150		Operational.^[15]
Hillcrest	Brown County	200		Operational.
New Market	Highland County	100		Operational.
Hardin II	Hardin County	170		Under Construction.
Yellowbud	Pickaway & Ross County	274		Operational.
Madison Fields	Madison County	180		Operational.
Willowbrook I	Brown County	150		Operational.
Nestlewood	Brown County	80		Under Construction.
Big Plain	Madison County	196		Operational.
Arche	Fulton County	107		Operational.
Hardin III	Hardin County	300		Under Construction.
AEUG Union	Union County	325		Under Construction.
Highland	Highland County	300		Under Construction.
Fox Squirrel	Madison County	577		Under Construction. 150 MW operational in 2024.^[16]
Atlanta Farms	Pickaway County	200		Approved for Construction.
Vinton	Vinton County	125		Approved for Construction.
Alamo	Preble County	69.9		Approved for Construction.
Angelina	Preble County	80		Approved for Construction.
Powell Creek	Putnam County	150		Approved for Construction.
Wheatsborough	Erie County	125		Under Construction.
Mark Center	Defiance County	110		Approved for Construction.
Clearview	Champaign County	144		Approved for Construction.
Ross County	Ross County	120		Under Construction.
Cadence	Union County	275		Under Construction.
Juliet	Wood County	101		Approved for Construction.
Sycamore Creek	Crawford County	117		Under Construction.
Marion County	Marion County	100		Approved for Construction.
Union Ridge	Licking County	107.7		Approved for Construction.
Tymochtee	Wyandot County	120		Approved for Construction.
Nottingham	Harrison County	100		Approved for Construction.
Wild Grains	Van Wert County	150		Approved for Construction.
Dodson Creek	Highland County	117		Under Construction.
Pleasant Prairie	Franklin County	250		Approved for Construction.
Harvey	Licking County	350		Approved for Construction.
Springwater	Franklin and Madison County	155		Approved for Construction.
Border Basin	Hancock County	120		Approved for Construction.
South Branch	Hancock County	130		Approved for Construction.
Palomino	Hancock County	200		Approved for Construction.
Blossom	Morrow and Marion County	144		Approved for Construction.
Yellow Wood	Clinton County	300		Approved for Construction.
Dixon Run	Jackson County	140		Approved for Construction.
Oak Run	Madison County	800		Approved for Construction.
Fountain Point	Logan County	280		Approved for Construction.

Hydroelectricity

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Notes and Links
O'Shaughnessy Dam	Dublin	5.2	City of Columbus	^[17] Offline as of August 2018. It is unknown when or if it will be fixed.
Hamilton Hydro	Hamilton	2	City of Hamilton
Auglaize Hydroelectric Plant	Bryan	4.5	City of Bryan
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam	Felicity	105	American Municipal Power	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^[18]
Greenup Lock and Dam	Franklin Furnace	70.2	American Municipal Power
Racine Lock and Dam	Racine	20	AEP
Belleville Lock and Dam	Reedsville	42	American Municipal Power	Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Willow Island Lock and Dam	Newport	44	American Municipal Power	Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Hannibal Locks and Dam	Hannibal	19	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro	Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.

Battery storage

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Notes and Links
Battery Utility of Ohio	Sunbury	4	Battery Utility of Ohio
AEP Bluffton NaS	Bluffton	2	Ohio Power Co
HMV Minster Energy Storage System	Minster	7	Half Moon Ventures LLC
Willey Battery Utility	Hamilton	6	Willey Battery Utility
Clinton Battery	Blanchester	10	Clinton Battery Utility
Beckjord Power Station	New Richmond	4	Duke Energy

Closed plants

Name		Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Notes and Links
		244	FirstEnergy	Coal	Closed in 2015^[19]
		1304	Duke Energy, DPL Inc., AEP	Coal (6 units)	Closed in 2014^[20] ^[21]
R.E. Burger Power Station	Shadyside	568	FirstEnergy	Coal	Closed in 2011
		2005	AEP, AES/DPL Inc.	6 units: coal & oil	Units 5-6 shut down in 2019 and Unit 4 closed in 2020.
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.
O.H. Hutchings Station	Miamisburg	414	DPL Inc.	Coal	Closed in 2013^[22]
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.
	Wrightsville	618	AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy	Coal (1 unit)	Sold to AES 2012 Closed in 2018.
Lake Shore Power Plant	Cleveland	245	FirstEnergy	Coal	Closed in 2015and demolished in 2017.^[23]
Muskingum River Power Plant	Beverly	1375	American Electric Power	Coal (5 units)	Closed in 2015^[24]
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,^[25] and it could operate short-term at ultra-supercritical levels.^[26]
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^[27]
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building	Sidney		City of Sidney	Hydroelectric (1 unit)	Began generation in 1900^[28]
		2318	AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEP	Coal (4 units)	Sold to AES 2012^[29] Closed in 2018.
Tait Power Station	Dayton	586	DPL Inc.	Natural Gas/Oil	Closed 2013
Tidd Plant	Brilliant	220	Ohio Power	Coal	Retired in 1976. Was used as a demonstration for pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) for four years from 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	Closed in 2022.^[30]
		1300		Coal	Closed in May 2022.^[31]
W. H. Sammis Power Plant	Stratton, Ohio	2,233	FirstEnergy	Coal	Closed May 3, 2023

See also

• List of power stations in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ohio Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2024-05-28.
2. News: Lordstown Energy Center. 2019-04-25. en.
3. Web site: Carroll County Energy Begins Commercial Operations. Power. Advanced. www.prnewswire.com. en. 2018-05-31.
4. Web site: Long Ridge Energy Terminal. Long Ridge Energy.
5. Web site: Bay Shore Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-08-12.
6. Web site: Buckeye Power - Ohio Rural Electric Cooperative - About Us 2012. 2012-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022005745/http://www.buckeyepower.com/about-us . 2012-10-22 .
7. State Electricity Profiles 2010 - 317 pages released January 2012. U.S. Energy Information Administration - Dept. of Energy .
8. News: How private equity squeezes cash from the dying U.S. Coal industry. Reuters. 2 March 2021. McLaughlin. Tim.
9. Web site: Ovec-Ikec.
10. Web site: Ohio consumer watchdog asks regulators to revisit coal plant bailouts. 13 July 2021.
11. News: Locations. dynegy.com. 2018-05-31. en.
12. Web site: Wind Power. 2020-11-23. www.amppartners.org.
13. Web site: Wind Status as of 9/17/2021 . 2021-09-20. Ohio Power Siting Board.
14. Web site: Solar Power. 2020-11-23. www.amppartners.org.
15. Web site: Solar Status as of 10/8/2024 . Ohio Power Siting Board.
16. Web site: About the Project.
17. Web site: Ohio - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) . www.eia.gov . 3 June 2020.
18. Web site: Meldahl Hydro Project . www.amppartners.org . 3 June 2020.
19. Web site: FirstEnergy closes 104-year-old coal power plant, electric rates to rise (interactive map). 15 April 2015. 16 April 2018.
20. Web site: W C Beckjord Station - Power Plants - Duke Energy. Duke Energy. 16 April 2018.
21. Web site: Beckjord Station (Coal). Duke Energy. 2008-07-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719182153/http://www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/wholesale/beckjord-coal.asp . 2008-07-19 .
22. News: Potential for six power plants to operate in Butler County. Levingston. Chelsey. Journal-News. March 8, 2014. April 19, 2018.
23. News: Funk. John. Lake Shore Plant's final demolition was overnight (vintage photos). 23 February 2017. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com. 27 April 2022.
24. Web site: AEP Muskingum River plant closure hitting 62 jobs - Columbus - Columbus Business First. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524225641/http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/ohio-energy-inc/2015/03/aep-plant-closure-hitting-62-jobs.html. 2015-05-24.
25. Web site: Philo 6 Steam-Electric Generating Unit. ASME. 12 February 2018.
26. News: First U.S. Ultrasupercritical Power Plant in Operation. 2013-02-01. POWER Magazine. 2018-02-12. en-US.
27. Web site: Electricity & Communication Department. Graphics. Lantz Star. shelbycity.oh.gov. en-gb. 2018-05-13.
28. Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1275.
29. Web site: Dynegy Generating Facilities 2016. Dynegy. 2017-02-03 . 2017-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085556/https://www.dynegy.com/sites/default/files/Dynegy-Facility-Fact-Sheet-rev_2016_0725-CLEAN.pdf . dead .
30. Web site: Sale to developer pulls plug on Avon Lake Power Plant. 19 July 2021.
31. News: As Pleasants is mothballed, red flags for coal are flying. IEEFA.