2nd largest plant in West Virginia · 70th nationally
Firstenergy Harrison Power Station is a coal power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 2,052 MW. It generates roughly 11.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 1,065,968 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 62% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2184 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2,052 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Firstenergy Harrison Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Monongahela Power Co |
| City | Haywood |
| County | Harrison County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26366 |
| Coordinates | 39.38417, -80.33250 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | RC | 684 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | RC | 684 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | RC | 684 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| CO₂ | 12.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 15.7k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 4.8k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2184 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.