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Perry

Nuclear power plant · Lake County, Ohio

Nameplate capacity
1,312 MW
Rank in Ohio
#5
of 219 plants
In service since
1987
November 1987

Details

Primary fuel
Nuclear
Technology
Nuclear
Operator
Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC
County
Lake County
Generating units
1
Share of state capacity
3.67%
Rank among nuclear plants in Ohio
#1 of 2
EIA plant code
6020

Generating units

Individual generating units at Perry
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
1Nuclear1,312 MW1,240 MW1987Operating

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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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 1,312 MW solar plant and a 1,312 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