List of power stations in Ohio#Closed plants

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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 2022, Ohio had a total summer capacity of 27,447 MW and a net generation of 135,810 GWh.{{cite web |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/ohio/ |title=Ohio Electricity Profile |publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration |access-date=2024-05-28}} 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

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Guernsey Power StationByesville1875Caithness EnergyNatural gas combined cycleOpened in 2023
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityHanging Rock1430DynegyNatural gas combined cycle
Lordstown Energy CenterLordstown940Clean Energy Future, LLCNatural gas combined cycleOpened in 2018, second unit planned{{Cite news|url=https://lordstownec.com/|title=Lordstown Energy Center|access-date=2019-04-25|language=en}}
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{{cite web|url=https://www.gem.wiki/Tait_Electric_generating_station|title=GLocal Energy Monitor|language=en|access-date=2025-01-17}}
Waterford Energy CenterWaterford821Waterford Power, LLCNatural gas combined cycle
Carroll County EnergyCarrollton700Advanced PowerNatural Gas combined cycleOpened in 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carroll-county-energy-begins-commercial-operations-300580300.html|title=Carroll County Energy Begins Commercial Operations|last=Power|first=Advanced|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-31}}
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 {{cite web|title=Long Ridge Energy Terminal|website=Long Ridge Energy|url=https://www.longridgeenergy.com/}}

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2012}}

Coal

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Bay ShoreOregon150Walleye Energy LLCPetroleum coke (1 unit)Opened in 1955.{{cite web |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Bay_Shore_Plant |title=Bay Shore Plant |publisher=Global Energy Monitor |access-date=2021-08-12}}
Cardinal Power PlantBrilliant1800Buckeye PowerCoal (3 units)Unit 3 to be shut down in 2028, lowering generation capacity to 1180MW.{{cite web |url=https://www.cardinalopco.com/cardinal-power-plant |title = Cardinal Power Plant {{Pipe}} Cardinal Operating Company | access-date=2024-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107085845/https://www.cardinalopco.com/cardinal-power-plant |archive-date=2024-11-07 }}
Gavin Power PlantCheshire2640Gavin Power, LLCCoal (2 units){{cite report|title=State Electricity Profiles 2010 - 317 pages released January 2012|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration - Dept. of Energy |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/pdf/sep2010.pdf}} Only runs 60% of the time. Up to 50% of Gavin’s cash flow comes from being on standby for emergency power.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-investment-coal-insight-idUSKBN2AU1YW|title = How private equity squeezes cash from the dying U.S. Coal industry|newspaper = Reuters|date = 2 March 2021|last1 = McLaughlin|first1 = Tim}}
Kyger Creek Power PlantCheshire1086Ohio Valley Electric CorporationCoal (5 units){{cite web|url=https://www.ovec.com/Kyger.php|title=Ovec-Ikec}} Subsidized by the controversial HB6 Bill until 2030 {{cite web|url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/07/13/ohio-consumer-watchdog-asks-regulators-to-revisit-coal-plant-bailouts/|title = Ohio consumer watchdog asks regulators to revisit coal plant bailouts|date = 13 July 2021}}
Miami Fort Power StationNorth Bend1020Vistra CorpCoal (2 units)Older units shut down in 2015. Planned retirement by year-end 2027 or earlier.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dynegy.com/locations|title=Locations|work=dynegy.com|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en}}
Toledo Refining Power RecoveryOregon6.0Toledo Refining Co.Petroleum coke (1 unit)Opened in 1986.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2012}}

Nuclear

class="wikitable sortable"
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)

Wind

{{See also|Wind power in Ohio}}

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)TurbinesOwnerNotes and links
AMP Wind Farm

|Wood County

|7.2

|

|American Municipal Power{{cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.amppartners.org/generation/wind-power|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.amppartners.org}}

|

Blue Creek Wind Farm

|Paulding and Van Wert Counties

|304

|160

|Iberdrola Renewables

|Operational.{{cite web|title=Wind Status as of 9/17/2021 |url=https://opsb.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/c48eaa05-9f80-4a6b-bae1-f4cdc6717207/Wind+Map+and+Stats.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-c48eaa05-9f80-4a6b-bae1-f4cdc6717207-nFiwcRO|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Ohio Power Siting Board}}

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}}

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
Bowling Green Solar FacilityBowling Green20NextEra{{cite web|title=Solar Power|url=https://www.amppartners.org/generation/solar-power|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.amppartners.org}}
Napoleon Solar FacilityNapoleon3.54American 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.{{cite web|title=Solar Status as of 11/21/2024 |url=https://opsb.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/b504e379-a4ba-49e4-aa35-dba759ffee7f/Solar+Map+and+Stats08022022.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-b504e379-a4ba-49e4-aa35-dba759ffee7f-o9whNP7|website=Ohio Power Siting Board}}

Hillcrest

|Brown County

|200

|

|Operational.

New Market

|Highland County

|100

|

|Operational.

Hardin II

|Hardin County

|170

|

|Operational.

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

|

|Operational.

AEUG Union

|Union County

|325

|

|Operational.

Highland

|Highland County

|300

|

|Under construction.

Fox Squirrel

|Madison County

|577

|

|Operational.

Atlanta Farms

|Pickaway County

|200

|

|Operational.

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

|

|Under construction.

Ross County

|Ross County

|120

|

|Operational.

Cadence

|Union County

|275

|

|Under construction.

Juliet

|Wood County

|101

|

|Under construction.

Sycamore Creek

|Crawford County

|117

|

|Under construction.

Marion County

|Marion County

|100

|

|Under 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.

Mink

|Defiance & Paulding County

|140

|

|Approved for construction.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2012}}

Hydroelectricity

{{See also|List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio}}

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
O'Shaughnessy DamDublin5.2City of Columbus{{cite web |title=Ohio - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |url=https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=OH#tabs-4 |website=www.eia.gov |access-date=3 June 2020}} Offline as of August 2018. It is unknown when or if it will be fixed.
Hamilton HydroHamilton2City of Hamilton
Auglaize Hydroelectric PlantBryan4.5City of Bryan
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and DamFelicity105American Municipal Power 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.{{cite web |title=Meldahl Hydro Project |url=https://www.amppartners.org/generation/hydro/meldahl-hydro-project |website=www.amppartners.org |access-date=3 June 2020}}
Greenup Lock and DamFranklin Furnace70.2American Municipal Power
Racine Lock and DamRacine20AEP
Belleville Lock and DamReedsville42American Municipal Power Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Willow Island Lock and DamNewport44American Municipal Power Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
Hannibal Locks and DamHannibal19New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro Hydroelectric plant is located on West Virginia side of the Ohio River.

Battery storage

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerNotes and links
Battery Utility of OhioSunbury4Battery Utility of Ohio
AEP Bluffton NaSBluffton2Ohio Power Co
HMV Minster Energy Storage SystemMinster7Half Moon Ventures LLC
Willey Battery UtilityHamilton6Willey Battery Utility
Clinton BatteryBlanchester10Clinton Battery Utility
Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond4Duke Energy

Closed plants

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationCapacity (MW)OwnerTypeNotes and links
Ashtabula Power PlantAshtabula244FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/04/firstenergy_closes_104-year-ol.html|title=FirstEnergy closes 104-year-old coal power plant, electric rates to rise (interactive map)|author=|date=15 April 2015|publisher=|access-date=16 April 2018}}
W.C. Beckjord Power StationNew Richmond1304Duke Energy, DPL Inc., AEPCoal (6 units)Closed in 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.duke-energy.com/beckjord/|title=W C Beckjord Station - Power Plants - Duke Energy|author=|date=|website=Duke Energy|access-date=16 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/wholesale/beckjord-coal.asp |title=Beckjord Station (Coal)|website=Duke Energy|access-date=2008-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719182153/http://www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/wholesale/beckjord-coal.asp |archive-date=2008-07-19 }}
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.
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.
O.H. Hutchings StationMiamisburg414DPL Inc.CoalClosed in 2013{{cite news|url=https://www.journal-news.com/news/potential-for-six-power-plants-operate-butler-county/RBHDWQgFGVwPJtShQwo6eO/|title=Potential for six power plants to operate in Butler County|last=Levingston|first=Chelsey|newspaper=Journal-News|date=March 8, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2018}}
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. Closed in 2018.
Lake Shore Power PlantCleveland245FirstEnergyCoalClosed in 2015 and demolished in 2017.{{cite news|last=Funk|first=John|title=Lake Shore Plant's final demolition was overnight (vintage photos)|date=23 February 2017|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|via=Cleveland.com|url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2017/02/lake_shore_plants_final_demoli.html|access-date=27 April 2022}}
Muskingum River Power PlantBeverly1375American Electric PowerCoal (5 units)Closed in 2015{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/ohio-energy-inc/2015/03/aep-plant-closure-hitting-62-jobs.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524225641/http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/ohio-energy-inc/2015/03/aep-plant-closure-hitting-62-jobs.html| archive-date = 2015-05-24| title = AEP Muskingum River plant closure hitting 62 jobs - Columbus - Columbus Business First}}
Philo Power PlantPhilo510Ohio PowerCoalClosed in 1975; Philo Unit 6 was the first commercial supercritical steam-electric generating unit in the world,{{cite web|title=Philo 6 Steam-Electric Generating Unit|url=https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/228-philo-6-steam-electric-generating-unit|website=ASME|access-date=12 February 2018}} and it could operate short-term at ultra-supercritical levels.{{Cite news|url=http://www.powermag.com/first-u-s-ultrasupercritical-power-plant-in-operation/|title=First U.S. Ultrasupercritical Power Plant in Operation|date=2013-02-01|work=POWER Magazine|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}
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{{cite web|url=https://shelbycity.oh.gov/utilities/electricity/|title=Electricity & Communication Department|last=Graphics|first=Lantz Star|website=shelbycity.oh.gov|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-05-13}}

Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light BuildingSidneyCity of SidneyHydroelectric (1 unit)Began generation in 1900Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1275.
J.M. Stuart StationAberdeen2318AES/DPL Inc., Dynegy, and AEPCoal (4 units)Sold to AES 2012{{Cite web |url=https://www.dynegy.com/sites/default/files/Dynegy-Facility-Fact-Sheet-rev_2016_0725-CLEAN.pdf |title=Dynegy Generating Facilities 2016|website=Dynegy|access-date=2017-02-03 |archive-date=2017-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085556/https://www.dynegy.com/sites/default/files/Dynegy-Facility-Fact-Sheet-rev_2016_0725-CLEAN.pdf |url-status=dead }} 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{{cite news|first=Hannah|last=Drown|title=Avon Lake Historical Society works to preserve memory of iconic power plant|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/03/avon-lake-historical-society-works-to-preserve-memory-of-iconic-power-plant.html|work=The Plain Dealer|date=March 17, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025}}
William H. Zimmer Power StationMoscow1300Vistra CorpCoalClosed in May 2022.{{cite news|url=https://ieefa.org/resources/pleasants-mothballed-red-flags-coal-are-flying|title=As Pleasants is mothballed, red flags for coal are flying|website=IEEFA}}
W. H. Sammis Power Plant

|Stratton, Ohio

|2,233

|FirstEnergy

|Coal

|Closed May 3, 2023

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2012}}

See also

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