The Cu–Ni–YSZ cermet anodes for direct use of methane in solid oxide fuel cells have been fabricated by electroplating Cu into a porous Ni–YSZ cermet anode. The uniform distribution of Cu in the Ni–YSZ anode was obtained by electroplating in an aqueous solution mixture of CuSO 4 ·5H 2 O and H 2 SO 4 for 30min with 0.1A of applied current. When the Cu–Ni–YSZ anode was exposed to methane at 700°C, the amount of carbon deposited on the anode decreased as the amount of Cu in the Cu–Ni solid solution increased. The power density (0.24W/cm 2 ) of a single cell with a Cu–Ni–YSZ anode was slightly lower in methane at 700°C than the power density (0.28W/cm 2 ) of a single cell with a Ni–YSZ anode. However, the performance of the Ni–YSZ anode-supported single cell degraded steeply over 21h because of carbon deposition, whereas the Cu–Ni–YSZ anode-supported single cell showed enhanced durability up to 200h.