How many natural gas power plants are planned in Ohio?

Developers have proposed 20 natural gas power plants in Ohio with 18 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Ohio?

Bay Shore - Lallendorf 345 kV in Lucas County, Ohio is the largest planned, at 1,475 MW. It is expected to come online in 2031.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Planned natural gas power plants in Ohio

Developers have proposed 20 natural gas power plants in Ohio with 18 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned natural gas power plants in Ohio are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Ohio

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Bay Shore - Lallendorf 345 kV	Lucas County	2031	1,475 MW
2	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County	2027	1,364 MW
3	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County	–	1,364 MW
4	Sammis - South Canton 345 kV	Carroll County	2030	1,300 MW
5	Sammis - South Canton 345 kV	Carroll County	–	1,300 MW
6	Wellsville 345 kV	Columbiana County	2025	1,210 MW
7	Wellsville 345 kV	Columbiana County	2028	1,210 MW
8	Lemoyne 345 kV	Wood County	2030	1,108 MW
9	Lemoyne 345 kV	Wood County	–	1,108 MW
10	Lordstown 345 kV	Trumbull County	2027	970 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Ohio

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County	2027	1,364 MW
2	Beverly 345 kV	Washington County	2027	694 MW
3	Lordstown 345 kV	Trumbull County	2027	970 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in Ohio

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Ohio?: Developers have proposed 20 natural gas power plants in Ohio with 18 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Ohio?: Bay Shore - Lallendorf 345 kV in Lucas County, Ohio is the largest planned, at 1,475 MW. It is expected to come online in 2031.
Who is developing natural gas 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.