Largest Power Plants in West Virginia

West Virginia has 56 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 15,840 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the West Virginia state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1John E AmosWest VirginiaCoal2,933 MW
2Firstenergy Harrison Power StationWest VirginiaCoal2,052 MW
3Mt StormWest VirginiaCoal1,681 MW
4Mitchell (Wv)West VirginiaCoal1,633 MW
5Pleasants Power StationWest VirginiaCoal1,368 MW
6MountaineerWest VirginiaCoal1,300 MW
7Firstenergy Fort Martin Power StationWest VirginiaCoal1,152 MW
8Longview Power PlantWest VirginiaCoal808 MW
9Ceredo Generating StationWest VirginiaNatural Gas519 MW
10Big Sandy Peaker PlantWest VirginiaNatural Gas353 MW
11Pleasants Energy LlcWest VirginiaNatural Gas344 MW
12Nedpower Mount StormWest VirginiaWind264 MW
13Axiall Natrium PlantWest VirginiaNatural Gas116 MW
14Black Rock WindWest VirginiaWind115 MW
15Laurel Mountain HybridWest VirginiaWind114 MW
16New Creek WindWest VirginiaWind103 MW
17Hawks Nest HydroWest VirginiaHydroelectric102 MW
18Beech Ridge Energy LlcWest VirginiaWind101 MW
19Blake Solar PlantWest VirginiaSolar96 MW
20Grant Town Power PlantWest VirginiaCoal96 MW
21Gauley River Power PartnersWest VirginiaHydroelectric80 MW
22Morgantown Energy FacilityWest VirginiaNatural Gas69 MW
23Mountaineer Wind Energy CenterWest VirginiaWind66 MW
24Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy CenterWest VirginiaWind56 MW
25Pinnacle Wind Force LlcWest VirginiaWind54 MW
26Willow Island Hydroelectric PlantWest VirginiaHydroelectric44 MW
27Belleville DamWest VirginiaHydroelectric42 MW
28New Martinsville Hannibal HydroWest VirginiaHydroelectric37 MW
29Beech Ridge Energy StorageWest VirginiaOther Fossil32 MW
30WinfieldWest VirginiaHydroelectric25 MW
31Capon Bridge Solar LlcWest VirginiaSolar20 MW
32Fort Martin SolarWest VirginiaSolar19 MW
33LondonWest VirginiaHydroelectric14 MW
34MarmetWest VirginiaHydroelectric14 MW
35Glen Ferris HydroWest VirginiaHydroelectric6 MW
36Rivesville SolarWest VirginiaSolar6 MW
37New River Clean EnergyWest VirginiaBiomass3 MW
38Millville Hydro StationWest VirginiaHydroelectric3 MW
39Dam No. 4 Hydro StationWest VirginiaHydroelectric2 MW
40Dam No. 5 Hydro StationWest VirginiaHydroelectric1 MW
41Kanawha RiverWest VirginiaCoal
42Philip SpornWest VirginiaCoal
43Firstenergy AlbrightWest VirginiaCoal
44Firstenergy RivesvilleWest VirginiaCoal
45Firstenergy Willow IslandWest VirginiaCoal
46North Branch (Wv)West VirginiaCoal
47Aep Milton NasWest VirginiaBattery Storage
48Wolf Summit EnergyWest VirginiaNatural Gas
49Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric ProjectWest VirginiaHydroelectric
50Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric ProjectWest VirginiaHydroelectric

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in West Virginia. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/west-virginia

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