Power plants in West Virginia emit a combined 51.1M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.
Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.
| # | Plant | State | Fuel | CO₂ (tons/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firstenergy Harrison Power Station | West Virginia | Coal | 12.2M |
| 2 | John E Amos | West Virginia | Coal | 9.6M |
| 3 | Mountaineer | West Virginia | Coal | 5.3M |
| 4 | Pleasants Power Station | West Virginia | Coal | 5.0M |
| 5 | Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station | West Virginia | Coal | 4.5M |
| 6 | Mitchell (Wv) | West Virginia | Coal | 3.9M |
| 7 | Mt Storm | West Virginia | Coal | 3.9M |
| 8 | Longview Power Plant | West Virginia | Coal | 3.8M |
| 9 | Pleasants Energy Llc | West Virginia | Natural Gas | 1.4M |
| 10 | Grant Town Power Plant | West Virginia | Coal | 798.7k |
| 11 | Ceredo Generating Station | West Virginia | Natural Gas | 341.8k |
| 12 | Big Sandy Peaker Plant | West Virginia | Natural Gas | 215.4k |
| 13 | Axiall Natrium Plant | West Virginia | Natural Gas | 178.6k |
PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in West Virginia. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/west-virginia
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