# Ceredo Generating Station PJM Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ceredo-generating-station Ceredo Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power facility with 519 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Wayne County, West Virginia, registered as EIA Plant ID 55276. Appalachian Power Company owns and operates the plant. The plant's generating configuration is six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines in a simple-cycle configuration. Commercial operation began on April 12, 2001. ## Key facts - Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine - Power capacity: 519 MW - Operating status: operating - Retirement: 2026 ## Grid and market context - ISO/RTO: PJM - Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC ## Source-backed facts - Owner logo domain: appalachianpower.com — Appalachian Power · confidence: high - Identifiers: [{"value":"55276","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO / balancing authority"},{"value":"01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12079, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12083, 12084","system":"FERC MBR EIA record IDs"},{"value":"31138","system":"FERC MBR EIA record ID"},{"value":"099-00081","system":"West Virginia DAQ plant ID"},{"value":"TX05-1-004","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"CEREDO 1; CEREDO 2","system":"PJM RPM existing-resource names"}] — EIA - MBR | Index - FERC · confidence: medium - Identifiers: [{"value":"55276","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO / balancing authority"},{"value":"01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12079, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12083, 12084","system":"FERC MBR EIA record IDs"},{"value":"31138","system":"FERC MBR EIA record ID"},{"value":"099-00081","system":"West Virginia DAQ plant ID"},{"value":"TX05-1-004","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"CEREDO 1; CEREDO 2","system":"PJM RPM existing-resource names"}] — MBR | Index · confidence: medium - Identifiers: [{"value":"55276","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO / balancing authority"},{"value":"01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12079, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12083, 12084","system":"FERC MBR EIA record IDs"},{"value":"31138","system":"FERC MBR EIA record ID"},{"value":"099-00081","system":"West Virginia DAQ plant ID"},{"value":"TX05-1-004","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"CEREDO 1; CEREDO 2","system":"PJM RPM existing-resource names"}] — Table of Contents · confidence: medium - Identifiers: [{"value":"55276","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO / balancing authority"},{"value":"01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12079, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12083, 12084","system":"FERC MBR EIA record IDs"},{"value":"31138","system":"FERC MBR EIA record ID"},{"value":"099-00081","system":"West Virginia DAQ plant ID"},{"value":"TX05-1-004","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"CEREDO 1; CEREDO 2","system":"PJM RPM existing-resource names"}] — Sheet1 · confidence: medium - Owner name: Appalachian Power Company — sth · confidence: high - Description: Ceredo Generating Station is a 519-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle peaking facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, near Ceredo and Huntington. The facility consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines and began commercial operation in April 2001. Appalachian Power acquired and operates the station, which was designed and built for Columbia Energy by AEP’s Pro Serv subsidiary. — Table of Contents · confidence: medium - Description: Ceredo Generating Station is a 519-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle peaking facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, near Ceredo and Huntington. The facility consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines and began commercial operation in April 2001. Appalachian Power acquired and operates the station, which was designed and built for Columbia Energy by AEP’s Pro Serv subsidiary. — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Canonical name: Ceredo Generating Station — Table of Contents · confidence: high - Canonical name: Ceredo Generating Station — MBR | Index · confidence: high - Identifiers.0: {"value":"55276","system":"EIA plant code"} — EIA - MBR | Index - FERC · confidence: high - Identifiers.1: {"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO / balancing authority"} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Identifiers.2: {"value":"01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06","system":"EIA generator IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high - Identifiers.3: {"value":"12079, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12083, 12084","system":"FERC MBR EIA record IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high - Identifiers.4: {"value":"31138","system":"FERC MBR EIA record ID"} — MBR | Index · confidence: medium - Identifiers.5: {"value":"099-00081","system":"West Virginia DAQ plant ID"} — Table of Contents · confidence: high - Identifiers.7: {"value":"CEREDO 1; CEREDO 2","system":"PJM RPM existing-resource names"} — Sheet1 · confidence: medium - Parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"} — sth · confidence: high - Parties.1: {"relationship":"Operator","name":"Appalachian Power Company","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"} — sth · confidence: high - Parties.2: {"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: high - Parties.3: {"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","official_url":null} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Parties.4: {"relationship":"Original designer and builder / EPC subsidiary","name":"AEP Pro Serv","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: high - Parties.5: {"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"} — Table of Contents · confidence: medium - Parties.5: {"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"} — 7E Gas Turbine (7E.03) · confidence: medium - Parties.7: {"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","official_url":null} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Interconnection: Appalachian Power Co. owns the related interconnecting transmission lines; no named substation or point of interconnection is identified. — 051302coml11805.wpd · confidence: medium - Unit configuration: Six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines in a simple-cycle configuration. — Source · confidence: high - Commercial operation date: 2001-04 — Source · confidence: medium - Power mw: 519 — Source · confidence: medium - Unit count: 6 — Source · confidence: high - Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e — Source · confidence: medium - Manufacturer domain: gevernova.com — Source · confidence: medium - Product family: GE Vernova 7E gas turbine family (installed model identified as GE 7001 EA / 7E.03) — Source · confidence: medium - Significance: Ceredo is operated as a PJM reliability peaker: AEP said it would be used during periods of high electricity demand and help maintain PJM's required 15% reserve margin. — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: high - Description: Ceredo Generating Station is a 519-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, consisting of six GE 7001 EA combustion turbines. Appalachian Power Company owns and operates the station within the American Electric Power system. The project was developed for Columbia Energy, with Twelvepole Creek LLC awarding AEP Pro Serv the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract in 2000. AEP, through Appalachian Power, completed its purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary in December 2005. — Source · confidence: medium - Description: Ceredo Generating Station is a 519-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, consisting of six GE 7001 EA combustion turbines. Appalachian Power Company owns and operates the station within the American Electric Power system. The project was developed for Columbia Energy, with Twelvepole Creek LLC awarding AEP Pro Serv the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract in 2000. AEP, through Appalachian Power, completed its purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary in December 2005. — Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv · confidence: medium - Description: Ceredo Generating Station is a 519-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, consisting of six GE 7001 EA combustion turbines. Appalachian Power Company owns and operates the station within the American Electric Power system. The project was developed for Columbia Energy, with Twelvepole Creek LLC awarding AEP Pro Serv the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract in 2000. AEP, through Appalachian Power, completed its purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary in December 2005. — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Quality notes: ["The 2005 acquisition release described the station as 505 MW, while current plant records list 519 MW; these are retained as historical and current capacity figures rather than treated as separate assets.","The disclosed $100 million amount is acquisition consideration for the station and related interconnecting transmission lines, not identified project financing.","The cited records show the six turbine equipment forms with modification dates listed as N/A and current records continue to list six generating units; no separate expansion, repowering, or retirement milestone is documented in the cited history."] — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Quality notes: ["The 2005 acquisition release described the station as 505 MW, while current plant records list 519 MW; these are retained as historical and current capacity figures rather than treated as separate assets.","The disclosed $100 million amount is acquisition consideration for the station and related interconnecting transmission lines, not identified project financing.","The cited records show the six turbine equipment forms with modification dates listed as N/A and current records continue to list six generating units; no separate expansion, repowering, or retirement milestone is documented in the cited history."] — Table of Contents · confidence: medium - Quality notes: ["The 2005 acquisition release described the station as 505 MW, while current plant records list 519 MW; these are retained as historical and current capacity figures rather than treated as separate assets.","The disclosed $100 million amount is acquisition consideration for the station and related interconnecting transmission lines, not identified project financing.","The cited records show the six turbine equipment forms with modification dates listed as N/A and current records continue to list six generating units; no separate expansion, repowering, or retirement milestone is documented in the cited history."] — 051302coml11805.wpd · confidence: medium - Financing summary: No project-financing facility, lender, or debt terms are disclosed in the cited records. Separately, Appalachian Power agreed to purchase the Ceredo Generating Station and related interconnecting transmission lines for $100 million; AEP reported that the December 15, 2005 closing was for approximately $100 million. — 051302coml11805.wpd · confidence: medium - Financing summary: No project-financing facility, lender, or debt terms are disclosed in the cited records. Separately, Appalachian Power agreed to purchase the Ceredo Generating Station and related interconnecting transmission lines for $100 million; AEP reported that the December 15, 2005 closing was for approximately $100 million. — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Construction notice to proceed","date":"2000-07-05","detail":"Twelvepole Creek issued AEP Pro Serv a full notice to proceed for construction of the 500-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility."},{"event":"Construction","date":"2000","detail":"The facility was constructed in 2000 on a 54-acre site near Ceredo, West Virginia."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2001-04-12","detail":"The West Virginia permit application reports that operations commenced on April 12, 2001; the station began commercial operation in April 2001."},{"event":"Acquisition announced","date":"2005-08","detail":"AEP announced its intent to purchase the natural-gas simple-cycle plant on August 11, 2005."},{"event":"FERC transfer application","date":"2005-09-08","detail":"Twelvepole Creek LLC and American Electric Power Service Corporation filed for authorization to transfer jurisdictional Ceredo facilities and the related interconnection agreement to Appalachian Power."},{"event":"Acquisition completed","date":"2005-12-15","detail":"American Electric Power, through Appalachian Power, completed the purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary for approximately $100 million."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"Current plant records list Ceredo as a 519-MW gas facility with six generating units operated by Appalachian Power; no retirement date is identified in the cited current listing."}] — Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Construction notice to proceed","date":"2000-07-05","detail":"Twelvepole Creek issued AEP Pro Serv a full notice to proceed for construction of the 500-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility."},{"event":"Construction","date":"2000","detail":"The facility was constructed in 2000 on a 54-acre site near Ceredo, West Virginia."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2001-04-12","detail":"The West Virginia permit application reports that operations commenced on April 12, 2001; the station began commercial operation in April 2001."},{"event":"Acquisition announced","date":"2005-08","detail":"AEP announced its intent to purchase the natural-gas simple-cycle plant on August 11, 2005."},{"event":"FERC transfer application","date":"2005-09-08","detail":"Twelvepole Creek LLC and American Electric Power Service Corporation filed for authorization to transfer jurisdictional Ceredo facilities and the related interconnection agreement to Appalachian Power."},{"event":"Acquisition completed","date":"2005-12-15","detail":"American Electric Power, through Appalachian Power, completed the purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary for approximately $100 million."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"Current plant records list Ceredo as a 519-MW gas facility with six generating units operated by Appalachian Power; no retirement date is identified in the cited current listing."}] — Table of Contents · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Construction notice to proceed","date":"2000-07-05","detail":"Twelvepole Creek issued AEP Pro Serv a full notice to proceed for construction of the 500-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility."},{"event":"Construction","date":"2000","detail":"The facility was constructed in 2000 on a 54-acre site near Ceredo, West Virginia."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2001-04-12","detail":"The West Virginia permit application reports that operations commenced on April 12, 2001; the station began commercial operation in April 2001."},{"event":"Acquisition announced","date":"2005-08","detail":"AEP announced its intent to purchase the natural-gas simple-cycle plant on August 11, 2005."},{"event":"FERC transfer application","date":"2005-09-08","detail":"Twelvepole Creek LLC and American Electric Power Service Corporation filed for authorization to transfer jurisdictional Ceredo facilities and the related interconnection agreement to Appalachian Power."},{"event":"Acquisition completed","date":"2005-12-15","detail":"American Electric Power, through Appalachian Power, completed the purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary for approximately $100 million."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"Current plant records list Ceredo as a 519-MW gas facility with six generating units operated by Appalachian Power; no retirement date is identified in the cited current listing."}] — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Construction notice to proceed","date":"2000-07-05","detail":"Twelvepole Creek issued AEP Pro Serv a full notice to proceed for construction of the 500-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility."},{"event":"Construction","date":"2000","detail":"The facility was constructed in 2000 on a 54-acre site near Ceredo, West Virginia."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2001-04-12","detail":"The West Virginia permit application reports that operations commenced on April 12, 2001; the station began commercial operation in April 2001."},{"event":"Acquisition announced","date":"2005-08","detail":"AEP announced its intent to purchase the natural-gas simple-cycle plant on August 11, 2005."},{"event":"FERC transfer application","date":"2005-09-08","detail":"Twelvepole Creek LLC and American Electric Power Service Corporation filed for authorization to transfer jurisdictional Ceredo facilities and the related interconnection agreement to Appalachian Power."},{"event":"Acquisition completed","date":"2005-12-15","detail":"American Electric Power, through Appalachian Power, completed the purchase from a Reliant Energy subsidiary for approximately $100 million."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"Current plant records list Ceredo as a 519-MW gas facility with six generating units operated by Appalachian Power; no retirement date is identified in the cited current listing."}] — sth · confidence: medium - Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current owner of Ceredo Generating Station following the 2005 transfer.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Operator","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current operator of the six-unit station.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Buyer / acquiring utility","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"AEP's utility subsidiary that completed the December 2005 purchase and assumed ownership of the station and related interconnecting facilities.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","detail":"Parent company of Appalachian Power and the entity that announced and completed the acquisition through its utility subsidiary.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Legal transferor / former owner","name":"Twelvepole Creek, LLC","detail":"FERC notice identified Twelvepole Creek as the transferor of jurisdictional Ceredo facilities to Appalachian Power.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","detail":"AEP described the 2005 seller as a subsidiary of Reliant Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","detail":"AEP stated that the plant was designed and built for Columbia Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer corporate parent","name":"Columbia Electric Corp.","detail":"The 2000 construction announcement identified Twelvepole Creek LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Electric Corp.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original designer, builder, and project manager / EPC","name":"AEP Pro Serv, Inc.","detail":"Awarded the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract and designed and built the plant for Columbia Energy.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","detail":"The station consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"},{"relationship":"FERC transaction applicant","name":"American Electric Power Service Corporation","detail":"Filed the FERC transfer application on behalf of Appalachian Power in the 2005 transaction.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"}] — sth · confidence: medium - Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current owner of Ceredo Generating Station following the 2005 transfer.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Operator","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current operator of the six-unit station.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Buyer / acquiring utility","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"AEP's utility subsidiary that completed the December 2005 purchase and assumed ownership of the station and related interconnecting facilities.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","detail":"Parent company of Appalachian Power and the entity that announced and completed the acquisition through its utility subsidiary.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Legal transferor / former owner","name":"Twelvepole Creek, LLC","detail":"FERC notice identified Twelvepole Creek as the transferor of jurisdictional Ceredo facilities to Appalachian Power.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","detail":"AEP described the 2005 seller as a subsidiary of Reliant Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","detail":"AEP stated that the plant was designed and built for Columbia Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer corporate parent","name":"Columbia Electric Corp.","detail":"The 2000 construction announcement identified Twelvepole Creek LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Electric Corp.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original designer, builder, and project manager / EPC","name":"AEP Pro Serv, Inc.","detail":"Awarded the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract and designed and built the plant for Columbia Energy.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","detail":"The station consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"},{"relationship":"FERC transaction applicant","name":"American Electric Power Service Corporation","detail":"Filed the FERC transfer application on behalf of Appalachian Power in the 2005 transaction.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"}] — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current owner of Ceredo Generating Station following the 2005 transfer.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Operator","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current operator of the six-unit station.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Buyer / acquiring utility","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"AEP's utility subsidiary that completed the December 2005 purchase and assumed ownership of the station and related interconnecting facilities.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","detail":"Parent company of Appalachian Power and the entity that announced and completed the acquisition through its utility subsidiary.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Legal transferor / former owner","name":"Twelvepole Creek, LLC","detail":"FERC notice identified Twelvepole Creek as the transferor of jurisdictional Ceredo facilities to Appalachian Power.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","detail":"AEP described the 2005 seller as a subsidiary of Reliant Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","detail":"AEP stated that the plant was designed and built for Columbia Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer corporate parent","name":"Columbia Electric Corp.","detail":"The 2000 construction announcement identified Twelvepole Creek LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Electric Corp.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original designer, builder, and project manager / EPC","name":"AEP Pro Serv, Inc.","detail":"Awarded the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract and designed and built the plant for Columbia Energy.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","detail":"The station consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"},{"relationship":"FERC transaction applicant","name":"American Electric Power Service Corporation","detail":"Filed the FERC transfer application on behalf of Appalachian Power in the 2005 transaction.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"}] — Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv · confidence: medium - Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current owner of Ceredo Generating Station following the 2005 transfer.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Operator","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current operator of the six-unit station.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Buyer / acquiring utility","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"AEP's utility subsidiary that completed the December 2005 purchase and assumed ownership of the station and related interconnecting facilities.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","detail":"Parent company of Appalachian Power and the entity that announced and completed the acquisition through its utility subsidiary.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Legal transferor / former owner","name":"Twelvepole Creek, LLC","detail":"FERC notice identified Twelvepole Creek as the transferor of jurisdictional Ceredo facilities to Appalachian Power.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","detail":"AEP described the 2005 seller as a subsidiary of Reliant Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","detail":"AEP stated that the plant was designed and built for Columbia Energy.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer corporate parent","name":"Columbia Electric Corp.","detail":"The 2000 construction announcement identified Twelvepole Creek LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Electric Corp.","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original designer, builder, and project manager / EPC","name":"AEP Pro Serv, Inc.","detail":"Awarded the engineering, design, construction, and project-management contract and designed and built the plant for Columbia Energy.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Turbine OEM","name":"GE","detail":"The station consists of six GE 7001 EA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e"},{"relationship":"FERC transaction applicant","name":"American Electric Power Service Corporation","detail":"Filed the FERC transfer application on behalf of Appalachian Power in the 2005 transaction.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"}] — Source · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"Current owner of Ceredo Generating Station following the 2005 transfer.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"} — Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"Buyer / acquiring utility","name":"Appalachian Power Company","detail":"AEP's utility subsidiary that completed the December 2005 purchase and assumed ownership of the station and related interconnecting facilities.","official_url":"https://www.appalachianpower.com/"} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: high - Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Parent company","name":"American Electric Power","detail":"Parent company of Appalachian Power and the entity that announced and completed the acquisition through its utility subsidiary.","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.5: {"relationship":"Former seller's parent group","name":"Reliant Energy","detail":"AEP described the 2005 seller as a subsidiary of Reliant Energy.","official_url":null} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.6: {"relationship":"Original project client","name":"Columbia Energy","detail":"AEP stated that the plant was designed and built for Columbia Energy.","official_url":null} — AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station · confidence: high - Commercial parties.7: {"relationship":"Original developer corporate parent","name":"Columbia Electric Corp.","detail":"The 2000 construction announcement identified Twelvepole Creek LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Electric Corp.","official_url":null} — Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv · confidence: medium ## Timeline - 2000-07-05 — Construction notice to proceed Twelvepole Creek issued AEP Pro Serv a full notice to proceed for construction of the 500-MW natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility. Source: Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv (https://www.power-eng.com/operations-maintenance/twelvepole-creek-proceeds-with-construction-of-ceredo-power-plant-with-aep-pro-serv/) - 2001-04-12 — Commercial operation The West Virginia permit application reports that operations commenced on April 12, 2001; the station began commercial operation in April 2001. Source: Table of Contents (https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Documents/October%202012/Appalachian%20Power-%20Ceredo-%2009900081.pdf) - 2005-08 — Acquisition announced AEP announced its intent to purchase the natural-gas simple-cycle plant on August 11, 2005. Source: AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station (https://www.aep.com/news/stories/view/806/AEP-completes-purchase-of-Ceredo-Generating-Station/) - 2005-09-08 — FERC transfer application Twelvepole Creek LLC and American Electric Power Service Corporation filed for authorization to transfer jurisdictional Ceredo facilities and the related interconnection agreement to Appalachian Power. Source: Source (https://federalregister.gov/documents/2005/09/21/E5-5138/sithe-energies-inc-llc-et-al-electric-rate-and-corporate-filings) ## Sources - [Appalachian Power](https://www.appalachianpower.com/) — appalachianpower.com · tier other - [MBR | Index](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=623) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · tier regulatory - [MBR | Index](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=242) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · tier regulatory - [Table of Contents](https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Documents/October%202012/Appalachian%20Power-%20Ceredo-%2009900081.pdf) — dep.wv.gov · tier regulatory - [Sheet1](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/markets-ops/rpm/rpm-auction-info/2025-2026/2025-2026-rpm-existing-resource-list-post.xlsx) — pjm.com · tier other - [AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station](https://www.aep.com/news/stories/view/806/AEP-completes-purchase-of-Ceredo-Generating-Station/) — aep.com · tier other - [051302coml11805.wpd](https://www.psc.state.wv.us/scripts/orders/ViewDocument.cfm?CaseActivityID=172496&Source=Docket) — psc.state.wv.us · tier other - [7E Gas Turbine (7E.03)](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e) — gevernova.com · tier other - [Source](https://federalregister.gov/documents/2005/09/21/E5-5138/sithe-energies-inc-llc-et-al-electric-rate-and-corporate-filings) — federalregister.gov · tier regulatory - [TWELVEPOLE CREEK, LLC ISSUES FULL ORDER TO PROCEED
ON THE CEREDO GENERATING STATION](https://espanol.aeptexas.com/company/news/view?releaseID=320) — espanol.aeptexas.com · tier other - [Twelvepole Creek Proceeds with Construction of Ceredo Power Plant with AEP Pro Serv](https://www.power-eng.com/operations-maintenance/twelvepole-creek-proceeds-with-construction-of-ceredo-power-plant-with-aep-pro-serv/) — power-eng.com · tier other - [Source](https://aep.com/news/stories/view/806/AEP-completes-purchase-of-Ceredo-Generating-Station) — aep.com · tier other - [Source](https://gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e) — gevernova.com · tier other - [Source](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/etools/capacity-exchange/erpm-designated.csv) — pjm.com · tier other - [FirstEnergy Plan Calls for New Gas-Fired Plant, Continued Coal-Fired Generation](https://www.powermag.com/firstenergy-plan-calls-for-new-gas-fired-plant-continued-coal-fired-generation/) — powermag.com · tier other ## Data quality - The 2005 acquisition release described the station as 505 MW, while current plant records list 519 MW; these are retained as historical and current capacity figures rather than treated as separate assets. The cited records show the six turbine equipment forms with modification dates listed as N/A and current records continue to list six generating units; no separate expansion, repowering, or retirement milestone is documented in the cited history. --- Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ceredo-generating-station Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/