5th largest plant in West Virginia · 182nd nationally
Pleasants Power Station is a coal power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 1,368 MW. It generates roughly 4.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 436,477 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 38% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2185 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 (1,368 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 | Pleasants Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Omnis Pleasants, Llc |
| City | Willow Island |
| County | Pleasants County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26134 |
| Coordinates | 39.36667, -81.29444 |
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 | Bituminous Coal | 684 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 684 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| CO₂ | 5.0M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7.0k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 4.6k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2185 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.