Ceredo Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Wayne County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 3.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in West Virginia
- #1 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 55276
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 05 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 06 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in West Virginia
| FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station | Coal | 1,152 MW |
| Longview Power Plant | Coal | 808 MW |
| Pleasants Energy LLC | Natural gas | 383 MW |
| Big Sandy Peaker Plant | Natural gas | 353 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 519 MW solar plant and a 519 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All West Virginia power plants · What West Virginia actually generates