How big is Dresden Energy Facility?

Dresden Energy Facility has a reported capacity of 678.3 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Dresden Energy Facility?

Dresden Energy Facility is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Muskingum County, OH, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Dresden Energy Facility located?

Dresden Energy Facility is in Muskingum County, OH, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Dresden Energy Facility?

Dresden Energy Facility 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 Dresden Energy Facility generate?

Dresden Energy Facility reported 3,679.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Dresden Energy Facility connect to the grid?

Dresden Energy Facility on the American Electric Power (AEP Transmission) system.

How does Dresden Energy Facility compare to other plants?

By capacity, Dresden Energy Facility ranks #193 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #10 of 14 in OH.

Dresden Energy Facility — 678 MW gas plant, OH

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Overview

Reported capacity: 678.3 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 55350
Appalachian Power Co · Muskingum County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Dresden Energy Facility is operating.

Profile

Grid role: AEP generation-pool combined-cycle resource serving AEP utility units
Physical build: Operating natural-gas combined-cycle facility comprising two General Electric 7FA gas turbines, two Vogt-NEM heat-recovery steam generators, and one General Electric D11 steam turbine. The turbines also have dry low-NOx combustors and selective catalytic-reduction systems.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 678.3 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operating status: operating
Dresden Energy Facility is operating.
Location: Muskingum County
PJM
Operator: Appalachian Power Co
Asset role: natural gas
PJM · Muskingum County

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	198.9 MW 158.3 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Feb 2012	Operating
2	198.9 MW 158.3 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Feb 2012	Operating
3	280.5 MW 223.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Feb 2012	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 678.3 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
National rank: #193; of 538 operating peers
OH rank: #10; of 14 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

3.68 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

70.5%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

DRESDEN

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

0.2 km

OHIO CENTRAL

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

Acquisition

Sep 2007

AEP Generating Company completed acquisition of the partially constructed natural-gas-fired Dresden plant from Dresden Energy LLC (a Dominion Resources, Inc. subsidiary) on September 19, 2007, for approximately $85 million. AEGCo separately disclosed assumption of approximately $2 million in liabilities. This was an asset acquisition of plant under construction; no power purchase agreement or capacity contract was disclosed.

$85.0MAEP Generating Company · Dresden Energy LLC · Dominion Resources, Inc.

AEP completes purchase of Dresden plant

Land and environmental record

Emissions Controls

Two gas turbines are equipped with low-NOx burners and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems

Both gas turbines are equipped with dry low-NOx burners and selective catalytic reduction systems. Multiple sources confirm these emissions-reduction measures were part of the Dresden plant development. The SCR supplier is not separately identified.

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Environmental Compliance Milestone

Apr 2023

No effluent violations were identified at outfall 001 during the May 2018–April 2023 review period

The Ohio EPA NPDES renewal fact sheet states that its five-year compliance review (May 2018 through April 2023) found no effluent violations at outfall 001 during that period.

FACT SHEET

Industrial Water Use

2023

Muskingum River water is withdrawn for process and cooling use; treated effluent is returned to the river

The facility's industrial process wastewater includes cooling-tower blowdown and low-volume wastewaters, classified under 40 CFR Part 423 for steam-electric generating sources.

FACT SHEET

Receiving Water And Outfall

Nov 1, 2023

Discharge to the Muskingum River at River Mile 89.9 through continuous outfall 001, station 0IB00031001

The Ohio EPA fact sheet identifies the receiving water as the Muskingum River at River Mile 89.9 and describes one continuous discharge outfall, 001. Final effluent is sampled after the water-treatment plant before discharge to the river.

FACT SHEET

Reported Parcel Area

96.42-acre reported parcel with parcel number 10-34-51-37-000

A public property-record aggregator associates 9595 McGlade School Road with a 96.42-acre parcel and parcel number 10-34-51-37-000. This is aggregator-reported parcel data, not independently verified from county assessor records.

Mcglade School Rd, Dresden, Ohio, 43821

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2001
2001
Construction CommencedAmerican El...
Dominion's Dresden Energy LLC began construction of the natural-gas combined-cycle project.
Sep 2007
Sep 2007
Acquisition Closed

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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Dresden Energy FacilityCurrent	678.3 MW	OH
Smith Mountain	547.5 MW	VA
Ceredo Generating Station	519 MW	WV
Clinch River	475 MW	VA
Top Hat Wind	204 MW	IL
Claytor	74.8 MW	VA

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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