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Sources of Ohio utility-scale electricity generation: full-year 2020[1]
Coal (37.2%)
Natural Gas (43.5%)
Hydroelectric (0.3%)
Wind (1.8%)
Nuclear (15.0%)
Biomass (0.6%)
Solar (0.4%)
Petroleum (0.8%)
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]
Natural Gas [ ]
Name
Location
Capacity (MW )
Owner
Type
Notes and Links
Hanging Rock Energy Facility
Hanging Rock
1430
Dynegy
Natural Gas Combined Cycle
[3]
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
Wilkesville
865
Rolling Hills Generating LLC
Natural Gas Simple Cycle (5 units)
Waterford
821
Waterford Power, LLC
Natural Gas Combined Cycle
Carroll County Energy
Carrollton
700
Advanced Power
Natural Gas Combined Cycle
Opened in 2018[5]
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
Lorain
545
Starwood Energy
Natural Gas Simple Cycle
Convoy
510
Buckeye Power
Natural Gas Simple Cycle
Fremont
707
American Municipal Power
Natural Gas Combined Cycle
Dresden Plant
Dresden
580
American Electric Power
Natural Gas Combined Cycle
Opened in 2012
Trenton
677
Dynegy
Natural Gas Simple Cycle
Hannibal
485
Long Ridge Energy
Hydrogen - Natural Gas Blend
Opened in 2021 [6]
Coal [ ]
Nuclear [ ]
Wind [ ]
Solar [ ]
Name
Location
Capacity (MW )
Owner
Type
Notes and Links
Bowling Green Solar Facility
Bowling Green
20
NextEra
Solar photovoltaic (85,680 panels)
[21] Currently the largest solar plant in Ohio.
Napoleon Solar Facility
Napoleon
3.54
American Municipal Power
Solar photovoltaic
[21]
Wadsworth Rittman Rd. Facility
Wadsworth
2.625
American Municipal Power
Solar photovoltaic
[21]
Wadsworth Seville Rd. Facility
Wadsworth
6.25
American Municipal Power
Solar photovoltaic
[21]
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.[22]
Hillcrest
Brown County
200
Solar photovoltaic
Operational.[22]
Hardin II
Hardin County
170
Solar photovoltaic
Under Construction.[22]
Yellowbud
Pickaway & Ross County
274
Solar photovoltaic
Under Construction.[22]
New Market
Highland County
65
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Vinton
Vinton County
125
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Willowbrook I
Brown County
150
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Highland
Highland County
300
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Nestlewood
Brown County
80
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Atlanta Farms
Pickaway County
200
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Madison Fields
Madison County
180
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Madison
Madison County
196
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Arche
Fulton County
107
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Alamo
Preble County
69.9
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Angelina
Preble County
80
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Powell Creek
Putnam County
150
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Fox Squirrel
Madison County
577
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Wheatsborough
Erie County
125
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Mark Center
Defiance County
110
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Hardin III
Hardin County
300
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Clearview
Champaign County
144
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Ross County
Ross County
120
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Cadence
Union County
275
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Juliet
Wood County
101
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Sycamore Creek
Crawford County
117
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Marion County
Marion County
100
Solar photovoltaic
Approved for Construction.[22]
Hydroelectricity [ ]
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio
Battery Storage [ ]
Closed plants [ ]
Name
Location
Capacity (MW )
Owner
Type
Notes and Links
Ashtabula
244
FirstEnergy
Coal
Closed in 2015[25]
W.C. Beckjord Power Station
New Richmond
1304
Duke Energy , DPL Inc., AEP
Coal (6 units)
Closed in 2014[26] [27]
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
1257
FirstEnergy
Coal (units 1-5) / Natural Gas (unit 6)
Units 4-5 closed 2012, Units 1-3 closed in 2015, Unit 6 closed 2020.[25]
O.H. Hutchings Station
Miamisburg
414
DPL Inc.
Coal
Closed in 2013[28]
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.
Cleveland
245
FirstEnergy
Coal
Closed in 2015[25]
Muskingum River Power Plant
Beverly
1375
American Electric Power
Coal (5 units)
Closed in 2015[29]
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,[30] and it could operate short-term at ultra-supercritical levels.[31]
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[32]
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building
Sidney
City of Sidney
Hydroelectric (1 unit)
Began generation in 1900[33]
J.M. Stuart Station
Aberdeen
2318
AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEP
Coal (4 units)
Sold to AES 2012[3] Closed in 2018.
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
See also [ ]
Energy portal
United States portal
Ohio portal
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