FIRSTENERGY LAKE SHORE
Retired 2015Coal power plant
- Capacity
- 260 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- Operator
- FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP
- EIA plant ID
- 2838
- Coordinates
- 41.5356, -81.6419
FIRSTENERGY LAKE SHORE, a retired 260 MW Coal power plant in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was retired in 2015, according to EIA-860.
How FIRSTENERGY LAKE SHORE compares
It was retired in 2015 according to EIA-860, so it is not counted in Ohio's operating fleet. Its operator, FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP, runs 2 operating plants in Ohio totaling 712 MW. It shares Cuyahoga County with 6 other operating plants, including ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND INC and WEST 41ST STREET.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 186 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND INC (68 MW). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Fusion - Cleveland in Cleveland, about 3.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FIRSTENERGY LAKE SHORE is a retired 260 MW coal power plant in Cuyahoga County, OH, formerly operated by FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP. Cuyahoga County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 55th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cuyahoga County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 19.4 |
| Tornado | Very High | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.91 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 40.0 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cuyahoga 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.