Power Plants in West Virginia

West Virginia operates 56 power plants totaling 15,840 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal dominates the mix at 82%, followed by Natural Gas (9%) and Wind (6%). The largest plant is John E Amos at 2,932 MW.

Plants56operating sites
Capacity15,839 MWnameplate
Generation52.3M MWhannual
CO₂51.1Mmetric tons/year
Coal 82%Natural Gas 9%Wind 6%Hydroelectric 2%

Plant locations

Largest plants in West Virginia

PlantCityFuelCapacity
John E AmosSt AlbansCoal2,933 MW
Firstenergy Harrison Power StationHaywoodCoal2,052 MW
Mt StormMount StormCoal1,681 MW
Mitchell (Wv)CaptinaCoal1,633 MW
Pleasants Power StationWillow IslandCoal1,368 MW
MountaineerNew HavenCoal1,300 MW
Firstenergy Fort Martin Power StationMaidsvilleCoal1,152 MW
Longview Power PlantMaidsvilleCoal808 MW
Ceredo Generating StationHuntingtonNatural Gas519 MW
Big Sandy Peaker PlantKenonaNatural Gas353 MW
Pleasants Energy LlcSt Mary'sNatural Gas344 MW
Nedpower Mount StormMount StormWind264 MW
Axiall Natrium PlantNew MartinsvilleNatural Gas116 MW
Black Rock WindElk GardenWind115 MW
Laurel Mountain HybridBelingtonWind114 MW
New Creek WindNew CreekWind103 MW
Hawks Nest HydroGauley BridgeHydroelectric102 MW
Beech Ridge Energy LlcRupertWind101 MW
Blake Solar PlantCharles TownSolar96.0 MW
Grant Town Power PlantGrant TownCoal95.7 MW
Gauley River Power PartnersSummersvilleHydroelectric80.0 MW
Morgantown Energy FacilityMorgantownNatural Gas68.9 MW
Mountaineer Wind Energy CenterThomasWind66.0 MW
Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy CenterRupertWind56.2 MW
Pinnacle Wind Force LlcKeyserWind53.7 MW
Willow Island Hydroelectric PlantWillow IslandHydroelectric44.0 MW
Belleville DamBellevilleHydroelectric42.0 MW
New Martinsville Hannibal HydroNew MartinsvilleHydroelectric37.4 MW
Beech Ridge Energy StorageRupertOther Fossil31.5 MW
WinfieldWinfieldHydroelectric24.5 MW
Capon Bridge Solar LlcAugustaSolar20.0 MW
Fort Martin SolarMaidsvilleSolar18.9 MW
LondonHandleyHydroelectric14.4 MW
MarmetMarmetHydroelectric14.4 MW
Glen Ferris HydroGauley BridgeHydroelectric6.2 MW
Rivesville SolarRivesvilleSolar5.5 MW
New River Clean EnergyBeckleyBiomass3.2 MW
Millville Hydro StationMillvilleHydroelectric2.8 MW
Dam No. 4 Hydro StationShepherdstownHydroelectric1.9 MW
Dam No. 5 Hydro StationHedgesvilleHydroelectric1.0 MW
Kanawha RiverGlasgowCoal— MW
Philip SpornGraham StationCoal— MW
Firstenergy AlbrightAlbrightCoal— MW
Firstenergy RivesvilleRivesvilleCoal— MW
Firstenergy Willow IslandWillow IslandCoal— MW
North Branch (Wv)GormaniaCoal— MW
Aep Milton NasMiltonBattery Storage— MW
Wolf Summit EnergyClarksburgNatural Gas— MW
Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric ProjectFairmontHydroelectric— MW
Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric ProjectMorgantownHydroelectric— MW

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