Where does Ohio’s electricity come from?
In Ohio, the majority of our electricity is generated using nonrenewable resources like coal, natural gas, nuclear and petroleum. While these resources are found naturally in the earth and produce large amounts of electricity, nonrenewable resources take a long time to form, and there is a limited supply available for people to use for power generation.Renewable resources including hydropower, wind, biomass and solar energy are also used to produce electricity, but often on a smaller scale. These resources are readily available in nature and can be replenished relatively quickly.The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) supports a mix of generation resources in order to minimize the risks, including price spikes, associated with an exclusive reliance on any one type of electric generation. Below are brief descriptions of the generation resources currently used in Ohio.Coal, a nonrenewable fossil fuel, is used to generate 86 percent of the electricity in Ohio. Coal is burned to pro
