Ohio's Cardinal Power Plant Shuts Unit for Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Officials for the Cardinal Power Station, located in Brilliant, Ohio, anticipate returning a unit online Sunday after it was taken down for repairs earlier this week. Plant officials shut down the 615-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Unit 02 after a pipe leak was discovered. The power station is operated by Cardinal Operating Company and owned by American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP)(Columbus, Ohio).

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Plant officials isolated the steam pipe leak and repairs are ongoing.

The coal-fired plant has three generating units and a total capacity of 1,880 MW. Units 01 and 03 will continue to operate at full capacity.

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