Central Utility Plant Cincinnati
Natural gas power plant · Hamilton County, Ohio
Nameplate capacity
47 MW
Rank in Ohio
#82
of 219 plants
In service since
2004
June 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- University of Cincinnati
- County
- Hamilton County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Ohio
- #32 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 57908
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 22 MW | 22 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 12 MW | 13 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 12 MW | 13 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| P005 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 2004 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Ohio
| Great Bend Solar Project | Solar | 48 MW |
| Racine | Hydro | 47 MW |
| Fayette Solar | Solar | 45 MW |
| Bryan (OH) | Natural gas | 39 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 47 MW solar plant and a 47 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Ohio power plants · What Ohio actually generates