DARBY ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 564 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Pickaway County
- Operator
- OHIO POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55247
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 510 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 10%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.7128, -83.1758
DARBY ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, a 564 MW Natural Gas power plant in Pickaway County, Ohio. Operated by OHIO POWER CO, commissioned 2001.
How DARBY ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION compares
With 564 MW of capacity, DARBY ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION ranks 16th among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and 8th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Ohio's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 288th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 57% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, OHIO POWER CO, runs 4 operating plants in Ohio totaling 4,133 MW.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 564 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 510 GWh in 2024 (a 10% capacity factor), up 48% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 8 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RENICK RUN PUMPING STATION 03-04 (3 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is 180 E Broad St. in Columbus, about 19.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DARBY ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION is a 564 MW natural gas power plant in Pickaway County, OH, operated by OHIO POWER CO, commissioned in 2001. Pickaway County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 78th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pickaway County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 47.3 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pickaway County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pickaway County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.