# Cardinal

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cardinal

Buckeye Power Generating, LLC - Jefferson County - PJM

Cardinal Power Plant is a three-unit conventional steam-coal facility operated by Cardinal Operating Company on the Ohio River in Brilliant, Jefferson County, Ohio. All three generating units are owned by Buckeye Power Generating, LLC. Unit 1 (590 MW, commercial service February 1967) was acquired by Buckeye Power from AEP Generation Resources in August 2022. Unit 2 (590 MW, commercial service July 1967) and Unit 3 (620 MW, commercial service September 1977) are owned by Buckeye Power. Unit 3 is planned for retirement by December 2028. The plant has aggregate capacity of approximately 1,800 MW and is interconnected to PJM at 345 kV.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 1880.4 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 2828 — plant-2828

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Cardinal Operating Company

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Buckeye Power Generating, LLC — owner of all three generating units ([source](https://ohioec.org/buckeye-power))
- **Operator / O&M provider:** Buckeye Power, Inc. — facility operator and manager ([source](https://ohioec.org/buckeye-power))
- **Former owner / power marketer:** AEP Generation Resources Inc. — former owner of Unit 1; purchaser of 100% Unit 1 output through 2028 ([source](https://www.aep.com/news/releases/read/8621/AEP-Completes-Sale-of-Cardinal-Plant-Unit-1))
- **Former owner / transmission owner:** Ohio Power Company — original joint-venture partner; predecessor to AEP; transmission/distribution owner

## Sources

- [appalachianpower.com](http://appalachianpower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=407) — appalachianpower.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [eia.gov](http://eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_6_06) — eia.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [aep.com](https://aep.com/news/releases/read/8621/AEP-Completes-Sale-of-Cardinal-Plant-Unit-1) — aep.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [cardinalopco.com](https://cardinalopco.com/cardinal-power-plant) — cardinalopco.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [dam.assets.ohio.gov](https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/doc/0IB00009.fs.pdf) — dam.assets.ohio.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cardinal
Website: [Buckeye Power Generating, LLC](https://ohioec.org/buckeye-power)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/