# Robert P Mone Plant PJM Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/robert-p-mone-plant Robert P Mone Plant is a natural gas-fired power facility with 596.7 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Van Wert County, Ohio, registered as EIA Plant ID 7872. Buckeye Power, Inc owns and operates the plant. RPMONE 18 KV 1; RPMONE 18 KV 2; RPMONE 18 KV 3 · 138 kV. ## Key facts - Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine - Power capacity: 596.7 MW - Operating status: operating - Retirement: 2026 ## Grid and market context - ISO/RTO: PJM - Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) - Interconnection voltage: 138 kV ## Source-backed facts - Description: Robert P Mone Plant is a natural gas-fired combustion-turbine peaking facility in Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio. The plant began operation in July 2002 and has three operating generators. Its EIA-derived nameplate capacity is 596.7 MW, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives lists 510 MW as the plant’s nominal capacity. — Generation Resources | Ohio's Electric Cooperatives · confidence: medium - Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Buckeye Power, Inc.","official_url":"https://www.ohioec.org/about-buckeye-power"},{"relationship":"Historical FERC/EIA-registered utility and prior operator","name":"National Power Cooperative Inc","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer","name":"American Electric Power","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM/supplier","name":"GE Power / General Electric","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines"}] — Source · confidence: medium - Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Buckeye Power, Inc.","official_url":"https://www.ohioec.org/about-buckeye-power"},{"relationship":"Historical FERC/EIA-registered utility and prior operator","name":"National Power Cooperative Inc","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Original developer","name":"American Electric Power","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"},{"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM/supplier","name":"GE Power / General Electric","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines"}] — Power plant profile: Robert P. Mone Generating Station, US · confidence: medium - Canonical name: Robert P Mone Plant — Source · confidence: high - Identifiers.0: {"value":"7872","system":"EIA plant ID"} — Source · confidence: high - Identifiers.1: {"value":"13150","system":"FERC plant code"} — Source · confidence: high - Identifiers.3: {"value":"National Power Coop Inc","system":"FERC/EIA registered utility"} — Source · confidence: medium - Identifiers.4: {"value":"1","system":"EIA generator ID"} — Source · confidence: high - Parties.1: {"relationship":"Historical FERC/EIA-registered utility and prior operator","name":"National Power Cooperative Inc","official_url":null} — Source · confidence: medium - Parties.2: {"relationship":"Original developer","name":"American Electric Power","official_url":"https://www.aep.com/"} — Power plant profile: Robert P. Mone Generating Station, US · confidence: medium - Parties.3: {"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM/supplier","name":"GE Power / General Electric","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines"} — Power plant profile: Robert P. Mone Generating Station, US · confidence: medium - Unit configuration: Three General Electric 7FA natural-gas-fired combustion turbines, with distillate oil as the alternate fuel; nominally 170 MW each and operated as a peaking facility. — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Unit count: 3 — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: high - Construction scope: Three General Electric 7FA simple-cycle combustion turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 170 MW, for 510 MW total plant capacity. The plant uses natural gas as its primary fuel and distillate oil as an alternate fuel. — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7f — 7F Heavy Duty Gas Turbine | 7F.04/7F.05 | GE Vernova · confidence: medium - Kind: thermal — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Manufacturer domain: gevernova.com — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Equipment models: [{"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7f","count":3,"unit_mw":170,"name":"General Electric 7FA combustion turbine"}] — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Product family: GE 7F gas turbine family; installed model identified as 7FA — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Manufacturer name: General Electric — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: high - Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7f","count":3,"unit_mw":170,"name":"General Electric 7FA combustion turbine"} — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Description: Robert P. Mone Plant is a three-unit natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine peaking station near Convoy in Van Wert County, Ohio, with distillate fuel oil as an alternate fuel. EIA-derived records list 596.7 MW of nameplate capacity, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives lists 510 MW of nominal capacity. Buckeye Power owns and operates the station for Ohio cooperative members. American Electric Power developed the project and provided operations and maintenance services at commissioning, while GE Power supplied the combustion turbines. The plant began operations in July 2002 and is used during peak-demand periods. — National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline · confidence: medium - Quality notes: ["Capacity figures differ by convention: EIA-derived records show 596.7 MW of nameplate capacity, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives gives 510 MW as the nominal plant capacity.","The historical operating record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. for 2013–2021 and Buckeye Power from 2022 onward, but the cited records do not identify a sale price, seller, buyer, or transaction month and year for a Mone-specific transfer.","The $195 million figure is described as an investment, not as a documented project-finance facility or sale consideration. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone is established in the cited records."] — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Quality notes: ["Capacity figures differ by convention: EIA-derived records show 596.7 MW of nameplate capacity, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives gives 510 MW as the nominal plant capacity.","The historical operating record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. for 2013–2021 and Buckeye Power from 2022 onward, but the cited records do not identify a sale price, seller, buyer, or transaction month and year for a Mone-specific transfer.","The $195 million figure is described as an investment, not as a documented project-finance facility or sale consideration. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone is established in the cited records."] — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium - Financing summary: Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative lists a $195 million investment for the Mone Plant. The cited records do not identify the financing type, lenders, financing date, acquisition price, sale consideration, seller, buyer, or a Mone-specific transaction month and year. — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Development and equipment supply","date":"2002","detail":"American Electric Power developed the project and provided operations and maintenance services; GE Power supplied three 7F.04 gas turbines."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-07","detail":"A July 12, 2002 report stated that the previous day marked the official start of operations, with the first of three combustion turbines providing peaking power."},{"event":"Historical operator period","date":"2013","detail":"The plant directory record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. as the previous operator from 2013 through 2021. This establishes a predecessor operating period but does not document a Mone-specific sale or acquisition."},{"event":"Buckeye Power operating period","date":"2022","detail":"The plant directory record lists Buckeye Power, Inc. as operator beginning in 2022; a December 2023 regulatory filing states that Buckeye owns and operates the station."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"The plant remains identified as operating; no documented expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone appears in the cited project records."}] — National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline · confidence: medium - Timeline: [{"event":"Development and equipment supply","date":"2002","detail":"American Electric Power developed the project and provided operations and maintenance services; GE Power supplied three 7F.04 gas turbines."},{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-07","detail":"A July 12, 2002 report stated that the previous day marked the official start of operations, with the first of three combustion turbines providing peaking power."},{"event":"Historical operator period","date":"2013","detail":"The plant directory record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. as the previous operator from 2013 through 2021. This establishes a predecessor operating period but does not document a Mone-specific sale or acquisition."},{"event":"Buckeye Power operating period","date":"2022","detail":"The plant directory record lists Buckeye Power, Inc. as operator beginning in 2022; a December 2023 regulatory filing states that Buckeye owns and operates the station."},{"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"The plant remains identified as operating; no documented expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone appears in the cited project records."}] — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium - Quality notes.0: Capacity figures differ by convention: EIA-derived records show 596.7 MW of nameplate capacity, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives gives 510 MW as the nominal plant capacity. — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Quality notes.1: The historical operating record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. for 2013–2021 and Buckeye Power from 2022 onward, but the cited records do not identify a sale price, seller, buyer, or transaction month and year for a Mone-specific transfer. — Source · confidence: medium - Quality notes.2: The $195 million figure is described as an investment, not as a documented project-finance facility or sale consideration. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone is established in the cited records. — Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium - Quality notes.2: The $195 million figure is described as an investment, not as a documented project-finance facility or sale consideration. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone is established in the cited records. — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium - Timeline.1: {"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-07","detail":"A July 12, 2002 report stated that the previous day marked the official start of operations, with the first of three combustion turbines providing peaking power."} — National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline · confidence: high - Timeline.4: {"event":"Current operating status","date":"2026","detail":"The plant remains identified as operating; no documented expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone appears in the cited project records."} — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium - Prior owner: National Power Cooperative Inc. — National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline · confidence: medium - Status date: 2026-01-30 — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium - Operating status: operating — Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium ## Timeline - 2002-07 — Commercial operation A July 12, 2002 report stated that the previous day marked the official start of operations, with the first of three combustion turbines providing peaking power. Source: National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline (https://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=5958&National_Power_Cooperative_Starts_Ohio_Plant) ## Sources - [Source](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=263) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · tier regulatory - [Source](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107-0940/attachment_1.pdf) — downloads.regulations.gov · tier regulatory - [Generation Resources | Ohio's Electric Cooperatives](https://ohioec.org/generation-resources) — ohioec.org · tier other - [Power plant profile: Robert P. Mone Generating Station, US](https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-robert-p-mone-generating-station-us/) — power-technology.com · tier other - [Generation Assets | Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative](https://www.gmenergy.com/generation-assets) — gmenergy.com · tier other - [7F Heavy Duty Gas Turbine | 7F.04/7F.05 | GE Vernova](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7f) — gevernova.com · tier other - [National Power Cooperative Starts Ohio Plant - LCG Consulting :: EnergyOnline](https://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=5958&National_Power_Cooperative_Starts_Ohio_Plant) — energyonline.com · tier other - [Robert P Mone Plant - Global Energy Monitor](https://www.gem.wiki/Robert_P_Mone_Plant) — gem.wiki · tier other - [July 20, 2020 Via Email to a-and-r-docket@epa. ...](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0361-0320/attachment_2.pdf) — downloads.regulations.gov · tier regulatory - [Sheet1](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/markets-ops/energy/day-ahead/valid-bidding-locations-for-virtual-bids.xls) — pjm.com · tier other - [Ohio Power Siting Board 2024 annual report](https://www.lsc.ohio.gov/assets/organizations/legislative-service-commission/monthly-agency-reports/agency-reports/files/powersitingboardannual2024.pdf) — lsc.ohio.gov · tier regulatory - [Source](https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/puco.ohio.gov/empliibrary/files/OPA/Mapping/OPSB/Solar%20Facilities%20Map/Natural_Gas_Map_and_Stats.pdf) — dam.assets.ohio.gov · tier regulatory ## Data quality - Capacity figures differ by convention: EIA-derived records show 596.7 MW of nameplate capacity, while Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives gives 510 MW as the nominal plant capacity. The historical operating record lists National Power Cooperative Inc. for 2013–2021 and Buckeye Power from 2022 onward, but the cited records do not identify a sale price, seller, buyer, or transaction month and year for a Mone-specific transfer. The $195 million figure is described as an investment, not as a documented project-finance facility or sale consideration. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone is established in the cited records. --- Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/robert-p-mone-plant Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/