Cardinal Power Plant
Cardinal Power Plant is a 1.8-gigawatt coal power plant located south of Brilliant, Ohio, in Jefferson County, Ohio. The power plant has three units. Cardinal is co-owned with Unit 1 owned by American Electric Power's subsidiary, AEP Generation Resources.Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: coal-fired power plant in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Also known as: “Cardinal Plant”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rush Run and Wellsburg.
Rush Run
Hamlet
Rush Run is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is mainly around the area of Rush Run Road also known as County Road 17. It is named for David Rush who settled in that area in 1798. Rush Run is situated 2 miles southwest of Cardinal Power Plant.
Wellsburg
Town
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census recorded a population of 2,455. It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Wellsburg is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cardinal Power Plant.
New Alexandria
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
New Alexandria is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. New Alexandria is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cardinal Power Plant.
Cardinal Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Wells Township, Jefferson, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.24443° or 40° 14′ 40″ northLongitude
-80.65147° or 80° 39′ 5″ westElevation
656 feet (200 metres)Inception
February 1967Operator
AEPOpen location code
86GX68VX+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 421339304OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Cardinal Power Plant” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Cardinal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cardinal kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Cardinal kullkraftverk”
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