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Data for 2010  |  Release Date: April 26, 2012  |  Next Release: February 2013  |   full report

Ohio Nuclear Profile 2010 Ohio profile

Ohio total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy
source, 2010  
Primary energy source Summer capacity
(mw)
Share of State total
(percent)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State total
(percent)
Nuclear 2,134 6.5 15,805 11.0
Coal 21,360 64.6 117,828 82.1
Hydro and Pumped Storage 101 0.3 429 0.3
Natural Gas 8,203 24.8 7,128 5.0
Other 1 123 0.4 266 0.2
Other Renewable1 130 0.4 700 0.5
Petroleum 1,019 3.1 1,442 1.0
Total 33,071 100.0 143,598 100.0
1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies.
Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind.
Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Ohio nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010  
Plant name/total reactors Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State nuclear
net generation (percent)
Owner
Davis Besse
Unit 1
894 5,185 32.8 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company
Perry
Unit 1
1,240 10,620 67.2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company
2 Plants
2 Reactors
2,134 15,805 100.0  
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

David Besse Nuclear Plant 
Unit Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Summer capacity factor (percent) Type Commercial operation date License expiration date
1 894 5,185 66.2 PWR 7/31/1978 4/22/2017
  894 5,185 66.2      
Data for 2010
PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: FirstEnergy Corp.

Location and Service Territory: The Davis-Besse power plant is located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on a site covering 954 acres.

Construction Cost: $2.221 billion (2007 USD)2

Reactor Descriptions: The Davis-Besse unit is a Babcock & Wilcox two -loop pressurized water reactor.

Cooling System: Cooling is handled by a natural draft cooling tower supplied by Lake Erie.


Perry Nuclear Power Plant 
Unit Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Summer capacity factor (percent) Type Commercial operation date License expiration date
1 1,240 10,620 97.8 BWR 11/18/1987 3/18/2026
  1,240 10,620 97.8      
Data for 2010
BWR = Boiling Water Reactor.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: FirstEnergy Corp.

Location and Service Territory: The Perry nuclear plant is located on 1,100 acres near Cleveland, Ohio, in Lake County.

Construction Cost: $6.024 billion (2007 USD)2

Reactor Descriptions: Perry is a General Electric Type 6 boiling water reactor.

Cooling System: Cooling water is supplied by Lake Erie for its natural draft cooling tower.


2Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.

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