[9] Its steam generator, designed and built by Babcock & Wilcox, had a maximum pressure of 4,500 psi (31,000 kPa) and an operating temperature of about 1,150 °F (621 °C).

[9][10] Its steam turbine was designed and built by General Electric that made 3,600 rpm.

[12] When Philo began operations, the plant maintained a thermal efficiency of 24% consuming 14,000 BTU.

The company cited declining electricity demand during the 1973–75 recession and the facility being surpassed by newer, more efficient power plants.

[3] The plant went on standby following deactivation with a single unit used to regulate voltage.

[14] After the Philo Power Plant was demolished, the rotors from the turbine from Unit 6 were utilized in a sculpture created by George Greenamyer.

[15] The sculpture was unveiled in October 1983 as a part of a landscape design project for the newly built AEP Building located in Columbus, Ohio.