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The energy sector of Ohio consists of thousands of companies and cities representing the oil, natural gas, coal, solar, wind energy, fuel cell, biofuel, geothermal, hydroelectric, and other related industries. Oil and natural gas accounts for $3.1 billion annually in sales while ethanol generates $750 million.
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. [ 2 ]
Natural gas power stations opened at a fast rate throughout the 2010s, quickly replacing aging, dirty, and economically unviable coal-fired power stations, but by the early 2020s new plants were mostly wind and solar with only Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania continuing to open significant numbers of gas plants. [3]
Guest columnist Chad Brechbuhler writes as nation's distribution of power hangs in balance, so does Ohio’s opportunity to prepare for green economy.
The Dresden Plant was first conceived in 2000 when Dresden Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, proposed the construction of a combined cycle power plant utilizing natural gas as its energy source. [1] Construction began in 2001, but numerous delays and rising natural gas prices made the plant uneconomical at that time. [2]
Due to changes in electricity generation, older coal-fired generation plants with large carbon footprints have been replaced with cleaner-burning, more-efficient, natural gas power plants.
"Ohio is a leader in natural gas production, but we are not a leader in delivering it to Ohio’s growing businesses and communities," said Rep. Tim Barhorst, R-Fort Loramie. Opponents say natural ...
Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides and the wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.