List of power stations in Ohio

The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2010 the net capacity of all utility and independent power producers in Ohio was 33,071 megawatts.[1] Major producers of power in Ohio include American Electric Power, Dayton Power & Light, FirstEnergy, and Dynegy.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Owner Type Notes and Links
Bowling Green Solar Facility Bowling Green, Ohio 20 NextEra Solar photovotaic (85,680 panels) http://www.amppartners.org/generation/solar-power
Napoleon Solar Facility Napoleon, Ohio 3.54 American Municipal Power Solar ac http://www.amppartners.org/generation/solar-power
Gavin Power Plant Cheshire 2640 Gavin Power, LLC Coal (2 units) [2]
J.M. Stuart Station Aberdeen 2317 AES/Dayton Power & Light, Dynegy joint ownership Coal (4 units) Sold to AES 2012[3] To be closed in 2018.
W. H. Sammis Power Plant Stratton 2233 FirstEnergy Coal (7 units) [4]
Cardinal Power Station Brilliant 1800 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Coal (3 units) [5]
Conesville Power Station Conesville 1695 American Electric Power, Dynegy 4 units: coal & oil [6]
William H. Zimmer Power Station Moscow 1300 Dynegy/Dayton Power & Light/American Electric Power joint ownership Coal (1 unit) Largest single unit power plant in the United States[7]
Hanging Rock Energy Facility Ironton 1288 Dynegy Natural gas (2 units) [8]
Perry Nuclear Generating StationNorth Perry 1231 FirstEnergy Nuclear boiling water reactor (1 unit)
Miami Fort Power Station North Bend 1321 Dynegy8 units: 1-4 coal, 5-8 oil
Kyger Creek Power Plant Cheshire1086 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Coal (5 units)
Rolling Hills Generating StationWilkesville865Rolling Hills Generating LLC Natural gas (5 units)
Waterford Energy Center Waterford821 Waterford Power, LLC Natural gas (3 units)
Washington Energy FacilityBeverly620Dynegy Natural Gas
Darby Electric Generating StationMount Sterling480Darby Power, LLC Natural Gas
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power StationOak Harbor889FirstEnergyNuclear Pressurized water reactor (1 unit)
West Lorain PlantLorain545FirstEnergy Natural gas
Killen StationWrightsville600AES/Dayton Power & Light, Dynegy Coal (1 unit) Sold to AES 2012[9] To be closed in 2018.
Robert P Mone PlantConvoy510Buckeye Power Natural gas
Fremont Energy CenterFremont707American Municipal Power Natural gas
Dresden PlantDresden580LightstoneNatural gas
Wyandot Solar FacilityUpper Sandusky12Public Service Enterprise GroupSolar photovoltaic (160,000 panels)
Madison Peaking StationLebanon677DynegyNatural gas
Blue Creek Wind FarmPaulding and Van Wert Counties350Iberdrola RenewablesWind power
Timber Road Wind FarmPaulding County99EDP RenewablesWind power
O'Shaughnessy DamDublin5City of ColumbusHydroelectricity
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Closed plants

Name Location Capacity (MW) Owner Type Notes and Links
W.C. Beckjord Power Station New Richmond 1304 Duke Energy/Dayton Power & Light/American Electric Power joint ownership Coal (6 units) Closed in 2015[10][11]
Eastlake Power Plant Eastlake 1257 FirstEnergy Coal (units 1-5) / Natural gas (unit 6) Closed in 2015[12]
Muskingum River Power Plant Beverly 1375 American Electric Power Coal (5 units) Closed in 2015[13]
Picway Power PlantLockbourne100AEPCoalClosed in 2015
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light BuildingSidneyCity of SidneyHydroelectric (1 unit)Began generation in 1900[14]
Tait Power StationDayton586Dayton Power & LightNatural gas/oil Closed 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ State Electricity Profiles 2010, U.S. Department of Energy DOE/EIA-0348(01)/2 http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/pdf/sep2010.pdf
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  14. ↑ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1275.
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