⛏ Coal Power Plants in Ohio
Ohio operates 12 coal power plants totaling 7,000 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 31.3M MWh.
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.
Plants12operating
Capacity6,999 MWnameplate
Generation31.3M MWhannual
All Ohio coal plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Power, Llc | Cheshire | Gallia County | 2,600 MW | Gavin Power, Llc |
| Cardinal | Brillant | Jefferson County | 1,880 MW | Cardinal Operating Company |
| Miami Fort | North Bend | Hamilton County | 1,181 MW | Luminant Miami Fort |
| Kyger Creek | Cheshire | Gallia County | 1,087 MW | Ohio Valley Electric Corp |
| Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility | Franklin Furnace | Scioto County | 67 MW | Suncoke Energy, Inc. |
| Middletown Coke Company, Llc | Middletown | Butler County | 67 MW | Suncoke Energy, Inc. |
| Painesville | Painesville | Lake County | 56 MW | City Of Painesville |
| Dover (Oh) | Dover | Tuscarawas County | 50 MW | City Of Dover - (Oh) |
| Clevelandcliffs Warren | Warren | Trumbull County | 13 MW | Clevelandcliffs Warren |
| Lake Road (Oh) | Cleveland | Cuyahoga County | — | City Of Cleveland - (Oh) |
| Shelby Municipal Light Plant | Shelby | Richland County | — | City Of Shelby - (Oh) |
| Richard Gorsuch | Marietta | Washington County | — | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |