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List of power stations in Ohio

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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Ohio had a total summer capacity of 30.5 GW and a net generation of 142,746 GWh.[2] In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 54.7% natural gas, 24.3% coal, 11.6% nuclear, 5.4% solar, 2% wind, 0.9% petroleum and petroleum coke, 0.6% other gases, 0.3% hydroelectric, and 0.2% biomass.[1]

Ohio power grid
Ohio electricity generation by type

Sources of Ohio utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2025:[1]
  1. Natural gas: 80,646 (54.7%)
  2. Coal: 35,857 (24.3%)
  3. Nuclear: 17,142 (11.6%)
  4. Solar: 7,906 (5.36%)
  5. Wind: 2,975 (2.02%)
  6. Petroleum: 1,302 (0.88%)
  7. Other gases: 881 (0.60%)
  8. Hydroelectric: 433 (0.29%)
  9. Biomass: 280 (0.19%)

Natural gas

More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Guernsey Power StationByesville1875Caithness EnergyNatural gas combined cycleOpened in 2023
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)
Tait Electric Generating StationMoraine681Kimura Power, LLCNatural gas combined cycleOpened in 1967[5]
Waterford Energy CenterWaterford821Waterford Power, LLCNatural gas combined cycle
Carroll County EnergyCarrollton700Advanced PowerNatural Gas combined cycleOpened in 2018[6]
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 StationTrenton677Duke EnergyNatural gas simple cycle
Long Ridge Energy TerminalHannibal485Long Ridge EnergyHydrogen - natural gas blendOpened in 2021 [7]
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Coal

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NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Bay ShoreOregon150Walleye Energy LLCPetroleum coke (1 unit)Opened in 1955.[8]
Cardinal Power PlantBrilliant1800Buckeye PowerCoal (3 units)Unit 3 to be shut down in 2028, lowering generation capacity to 1180MW.[9]
Gavin Power PlantCheshire2640Gavin Power, LLCCoal (2 units)[10] Only runs 60% of the time. Up to 50% of Gavin’s cash flow comes from being on standby for emergency power.[11]
Kyger Creek Power PlantCheshire1086Ohio Valley Electric CorporationCoal (5 units)[12] Subsidized by the controversial HB6 Bill until 2030 [13]
Miami Fort Power StationNorth Bend1020Vistra CorpCoal (2 units)Older units shut down in 2015. Planned retirement by year-end 2027 or earlier.[14][15]
Toledo Refining Power RecoveryOregon6.0Toledo Refining Co.Petroleum coke (1 unit)Opened in 1986.[16]
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Nuclear

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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)
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Wind

See also: Wind power in Ohio
More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)TurbinesOwnerNotes and links
AMP Wind Farm Wood County 7.2 American Municipal Power[17]
Blue Creek Wind Farm Paulding and Van Wert Counties 304 160 Iberdrola Renewables Operational.[18]
Timber Road Wind Farm Paulding County 362.7 158 EDP Renewables Operational.[18]
Hog Creek Hardin County 66 30 Operational.[18]
Northwest Ohio Paulding County 100 42 Operational.[18]
Scioto Ridge Hardin County & Logan County 249.8 75 Innogy Operational.[18]
Icebreaker Cuyahoga County 20.7 6 Approved for construction.[18]
Emerson Creek Hardin County & Erie County 297.7 71 Approved for construction.[18]
Grover Hill Paulding County 150 23 Approved for construction.[18]
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Solar

See also: Solar power in Ohio
More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
Bowling Green Solar FacilityBowling Green20NextEra[19]
Napoleon Solar FacilityNapoleon3.54American 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]
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Hydroelectricity

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio
More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
O'Shaughnessy DamDublin5.2City of Columbus[21] Offline as of August 2018. It is unknown when or if it will be fixed.
Hamilton HydroHamilton2City of Hamilton[21]
Auglaize Hydroelectric PlantBryan4.5City of Bryan[21]
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and DamFelicity105American Municipal Power[21] Largest hydroelectric plant on the Ohio River. Located on the Kentucky side of the river. The City of Hamilton retains 51.4% of the power generation.[22]
Greenup Lock and DamFranklin Furnace70.2American Municipal Power[21]
Racine Lock and DamRacine20AEP[21]
Belleville Lock and DamReedsville42American Municipal Power[21] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Willow Island Lock and DamNewport44American Municipal Power[21] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Hannibal Locks and DamHannibal19New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro[21] Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
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Battery storage

More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
Battery Utility of OhioSunbury4Battery Utility of Ohio[21]
AEP Bluffton NaSBluffton2Ohio Power Co[21]
HMV Minster Energy Storage SystemMinster7Half Moon Ventures LLC[21]
Willey Battery UtilityHamilton6Willey Battery Utility[21]
Clinton BatteryBlanchester10Clinton Battery Utility[21]
Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond4Duke Energy[21]
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Closed plants

More information Name, Location ...
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Ashtabula Power PlantAshtabula244FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2015[23]
W.C. Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond1304Duke Energy, DPL Inc., AEPCoal (6 units)Closed in 2014[24][25]
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 2021.[23]
O.H. Hutchings StationMiamisburg414DPL Inc.CoalClosed in 2013[26]
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[23] and demolished in 2017.[27]
Muskingum River Power PlantBeverly1375American Electric PowerCoal (5 units)Closed in 2015[28]
Philo Power PlantPhilo510Ohio PowerCoalClosed 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 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[31]
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light BuildingSidneyCity of SidneyHydroelectric (1 unit)Began generation in 1900[32]
J.M. Stuart StationAberdeen2318AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEPCoal (4 units)Sold to AES 2012[3] Closed in 2018.
Tidd PlantBrilliant220Ohio PowerCoalRetired in 1976. Was used as a demonstration for pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) for four years, 1991–1995.
Toronto Power PlantTorontoOhio EdisonCoalClosed in 1993
Trash Burning Power PlantColumbusSWACOWaste-to-energyClosed in 1994
Avon Lake Power StationAvon Lake680NRG EnergyCoalBuilt in 1925–1926; closed in 2021; imploded in 2024[33]
William H. Zimmer Power StationMoscow1300Vistra CorpCoalClosed in May 2022.[14]
W. H. Sammis Power Plant Stratton, Ohio 2,233 FirstEnergy Coal Closed May 3, 2023
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