🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in West Virginia
West Virginia operates 6 natural gas power plants totaling 1,401 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 3.7M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants6operating
Capacity1,400 MWnameplate
Generation3.7M MWhannual
All West Virginia natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceredo Generating Station | Huntington | Wayne County | 519 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| Big Sandy Peaker Plant | Kenona | Wayne County | 353 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| Pleasants Energy Llc | St Mary's | Pleasants County | 344 MW | Pleasants Energy Llc |
| Axiall Natrium Plant | New Martinsville | Marshall County | 116 MW | Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant |
| Morgantown Energy Facility | Morgantown | Monongalia County | 69 MW | Morgantown Energy Associates |
| Wolf Summit Energy | Clarksburg | Harrison County | — | Wolf Summit Energy Llc |