How big is Ceredo Generating Station?

Ceredo Generating Station reports 519 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Ceredo Generating Station?

Ceredo Generating Station is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Wayne County, WV, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Ceredo Generating Station located?

Ceredo Generating Station is in Wayne County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Ceredo Generating Station?

Ceredo Generating Station is operated by Appalachian Power Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Ceredo Generating Station generate?

Ceredo Generating Station reported 839.2 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Ceredo Generating Station compare to other plants?

By capacity, Ceredo Generating Station ranks #87 of 829 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 3 in WV.

Ceredo Generating Station — 519 MW gas plant, WV

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 55276 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Natural gas: 519 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (6)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Ceredo Generating Station
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
01	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown
02	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown
03	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown
04	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown
05	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown
06	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	86.5	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 38.36799, -82.53480
Filed location · EIA: 38.36810, -82.53390

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Jun 9, 2024
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
01	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating
02	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating
03	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating
04	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating
05	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating
06	86.5 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2001	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

EPC Contract Award

May 4, 2000

AEP Pro Serv Inc. awarded engineering, procurement, construction, and project-management contract by Columbia Electric Corporation for the Ceredo Electric Generating Station. Official release estimated total project cost at $140 million but did not disclose EPC contract value separately.

AEP Pro Serv Inc. · Columbia Electric Corporation

AEP PRO SERV, INC., WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD 500 MEGAWATT SIMPLE CYCLE GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT FOR COLUMBIA ELECTRIC

Construction Milestone

Jul 5, 2000

Twelvepole Creek, LLC issued full order to proceed to AEP Pro Serv for construction of the facility on July 5, 2000.

Twelvepole Creek, LLC · AEP Pro Serv Inc.

TWELVEPOLE CREEK, LLC ISSUES FULL ORDER TO PROCEED ON THE CEREDO GENERATING STATION

Offtake Arrangement

May 4, 2000

The official project announcement stated that the Ceredo facility would sell energy to the regional electric market under a combination of contract and market sales. No named offtaker, agreement duration, or contracted capacity was disclosed.

AEP PRO SERV, INC., WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD 500 MEGAWATT SIMPLE CYCLE GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT FOR COLUMBIA ELECTRIC

Acquisition Closing

Dec 2005

American Electric Power, through Appalachian Power, completed the purchase of the 505 MW Ceredo Generating Station in West Virginia from a subsidiary of Reliant Energy for approximately $100 million. AEP's 2005 annual report states that Appalachian Power signed the purchase and sale agreement with Reliant Energy in August 2005 and completed the transaction in December 2005.

$100.0MAmerican Electric Power · Appalachian Power Company · Reliant Energy

AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station

Land and environmental record

Air Operating Permit

Jul 11, 2023

R30-09900081-2023

WVDEP Title V operating permit for Appalachian Power Company's Ceredo Generating Station. Issued June 27, 2023; effective July 11, 2023; expires June 27, 2028; renewal application due December 27, 2027.

TitleV-Permit

Emissions Controls

Jul 11, 2023

CO oxidation catalysts 1C through 6C; no listed control device for the fuel-gas heater

The 2023 Title V equipment table lists a CO catalyst for each of the six combustion turbines and no control device for the 14.2 MMBtu/hr Heatec fuel-gas heater. The permit requires catalysts 1C–6C to be installed, maintained, and operated for CO control.

TitleV-Permit

Permitted Emissions Limits

Jul 11, 2023

NOx 40 lb/hr per stack, 245.3 tons/year total; SO2 5 lb/hr, 5.0 tons/year; PM10 17 lb/hr, 83.3 tons/year; VOC 4 lb/hr, 13.6 tons/year; CO 47 lb/hr, 240.2 tons/year; HAPs 1.0 lb/hr, 7.4 tons/year

These are the pollutant limits shown in the 2023 WVDEP Title V permit for the six turbine stacks. The permit separately allows hourly CO emissions up to 94 lb/hr during catalyst failure, subject to stated conditions.

TitleV-Permit

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OrganizationRoleBasis

Appalachian Power CompanyOperator

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Appalachian Power Co

Entity 733

Operating portfolio

16 plants

4 states

Reported capacity

6,863 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric · Conventional Steam Coal · Hydroelectric Pumped Storage

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Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
John E Amos	2,932.6 MW	WV
Mountaineer	1,300 MW	WV
Dresden Energy Facility	678.3 MW	OH
Smith Mountain	547.5 MW	VA
Ceredo Generating StationCurrent	519 MW	WV
Clinch River	475 MW	VA

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