1880.4 MW Bit. Coal operating in Jefferson, OH — PJM Interconnection, LLC
1,880.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
1967
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.2522, -80.6486
County
Jefferson, OH
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cardinal Operating Company | Buckeye Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Buckeye Power, Inc | Buckeye Power | American Electric Power |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Cardinal Power Plant is a 1.8-gigawatt coal power plant located south of Brilliant, Ohio, in Jefferson County, Ohio. The power plant has three units. Cardinal is co-owned with Unit 1 owned by American Electric Power's (AEP) subsidiary, AEP Generation Resources. Units 2–3 are owned by Buckeye Power, a utility cooperative. It began operations in 1967.
Read more on WikipediaThe Cardinal power plant is a coal-fired power station located in Jefferson County, Ohio. It has a total capacity of 1880.4 MW across three generators utilizing conventional steam coal technology. The plant began operating in 1967 and is owned by Buckeye Power. The Cardinal Operating Company is listed as the operator per EIA data.
Cardinal's latest annual generation was 10,816,272 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 65.6%. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Cardinal ranks as the second-largest power plant in Ohio (of 3 total) and eleventh-largest (of 50) coal plant nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.1M MWh
Latest Month
10.8M MWh
Annual Generation
65.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
40243869
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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