List of power stations in Ohio
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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 Duke Energy.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Type | Notes and Links |
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Gavin Power Plant | Cheshire | 2640 | American Electric Power | 2 units: Units 1&2 Coal. | [2] |
J.M. Stuart Station | Aberdeen | 2317 | AES, Dayton Power & Light | 4 units: all coal | Sold to AES 2012[3] |
W. H. Sammis Power Plant | Stratton | 2233 | FirstEnergy | 7 units: all coal | [4] |
Cardinal Power Station | Brilliant | 1800 | Ohio Valley Electric Corporation | 3 units: all coal | [5] |
Conesville Power Station | Conesville | 1695 | American Electric Power | 4 units: coal & oil | [6] |
William H. Zimmer Power Station | Moscow | 1300 | Duke Energy/Dayton Power & Light/American Electric Power joint ownership | 1 unit: coal | Largest single unit power plant in the United States[7] |
Hanging Rock Energy Facility | Ironton | 1288 | Duke Energy | 2 units: all natural gas | [8] |
Perry Nuclear Generating Station | North Perry | 1231 | FirstEnergy | 1 unit: Nuclear boiling water reactor | |
Miami Fort Power Station | North Bend | 1321 | Duke Energy | 8 units: 1-4 coal, 5-8 oil | |
Kyger Creek Power Plant | Cheshire | 1086 | Ohio Valley Electric Cooperative | 5 units: all coal | |
Rolling Hills Generating Station | Wilkesville | 865 | Rolling Hills Generating LLC | 5 units: all Natural Gas | |
Waterford Energy Center | Waterford | 821 | American Electric Power | 3 units: all natural gas | |
Washington Energy Facility | Beverly | 620 | Duke Energy | Natural Gas | |
Darby Electric Generating Station | Mount Sterling | 480 | American Electric Power | Natural Gas | |
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station | Oak Harbor | 889 | FirstEnergy | 1 unit: Nuclear Pressurized water reactor | |
West Lorain Plant | Lorain | 545 | FirstEnergy | Natural gas | |
Killen Station | Wrightsville | 600 | AES, Dayton Power & Light | 1 unit: Coal | Sold to AES 2012 |
Robert P Mone Plant | Convoy | 510 | Buckeye Power | Natural gas | |
Fremont Energy Center | Fremont | 707 | American Municipal Power | Natural gas | |
Dresden Plant | Dresden | 580 | American Electric Power | Natural gas | |
Wyandot Solar Facility | Upper Sandusky | 12 | Public Service Enterprise Group | Solar photovoltaic | |
Madison Peaking Station | Lebanon | 677 | Duke Energy | Natural gas | |
Blue Creek Wind Farm | Paulding and Van Wert Counties | 350 | Iberdrola Renewables | Wind power | |
Timber Road Wind Farm | Paulding County | 99 | EDP Renewables | Wind power | |
O'Shaughnessy Dam | Dublin | 5 | City of Columbus | Hydroelectricity |
Closed plants
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Type | Notes and Links |
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W.C. Beckjord Power Station | New Richmond | 1304 | Duke Energy/Dayton Power & Light/American Electric Power joint ownership | 6 units: all coal | Closed in 2015[9][10] |
Eastlake Power Plant | Eastlake | 1257 | FirstEnergy | 6 units: Units 1-5 coal. Unit 6 natural gas. | Closed in 2015[11] |
Muskingum River Power Plant | Beverly | 1375 | American Electric Power | 5 units: all coal | Closed in 2015[12] |
Picway Power Plant | Lockbourne | 100 | AEP | Coal | Closed in 2015 |
Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building | Sidney | City of Sidney | 1 unit: hydroelectric | Began generation in 1900[13] | |
Tait Power Station | Dayton | 586 | Dayton Power & Light | Natural gas/oil | Closed 2013 |
See also
References
- ^ 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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- ^ FirstEnergy closes 104-year-old coal power plant, electric rates to rise
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- ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1275.