FIRSTENERGY BAY SHORE

How FIRSTENERGY BAY SHORE compares

With 157 MW of capacity, FIRSTENERGY BAY SHORE ranks 25th among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and 5th of the 14 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Ohio's operating Coal capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 212th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1955, it is older than 89% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP, runs 2 operating plants in Ohio totaling 712 MW. It shares Lucas County with 3 other operating plants, including BAY VIEW BACKUP POWER FACILITY and BAY VIEW COGENERATION FACILITY.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 187 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 157 MW). Net generation was 1,003 GWh in 2024 (a 61% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1955 and 1967.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by THE TOLEDO EDISON CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 6,305 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MONROE (3,293 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology