20th largest plant in West Virginia · 2642nd nationally
Grant Town Power Plant is a coal power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 95.7 MW. It generates roughly 598.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 57,019 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2668 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 (95.7 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 | Grant Town Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | American Bituminous Power Lp |
| City | Grant Town |
| County | Marion County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26574 |
| Coordinates | 39.56183, -80.16314 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | WC | 95.7 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 798.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1.9k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 936 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2668 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.