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Coal power plants in Ohio

Ohio has 7 operating coal power plants with 6.8 GW of capacity.

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Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Ohio

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Gavin Power, LLC19752,600 MW
2Cardinal19771,880 MW
3Miami Fort19781,115 MW
4Kyger Creek19551,087 MW
5Orrville197160 MW
6Painesville199054 MW
7Dover (OH)196828 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Ohio

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Painesville199054 MW
2Miami Fort19781,115 MW
3Cardinal19771,880 MW
4Gavin Power, LLC19752,600 MW
5Orrville197160 MW
6Dover (OH)196828 MW
7Kyger Creek19551,087 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Ohio

How many coal power plants are in Ohio?
Ohio has 7 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 6.8 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Ohio?
Gavin Power, LLC in Gallia County, Ohio is the largest, at 2,600 MW. It came online in 1975.
How many coal power plants were built in Ohio in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Ohio in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Ohio?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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