Dresden Energy Facility
Natural gas power plant · Muskingum County, Ohio
Nameplate capacity
678 MW
Rank in Ohio
#21
of 219 plants
In service since
2012
February 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Muskingum County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.90%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Ohio
- #15 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 55350
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 281 MW | 223 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 158 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 158 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Madison | Natural gas | 692 MW |
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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 678 MW solar plant and a 678 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