🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in West Virginia
West Virginia operates 6 natural gas power plants totaling 1,401 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 3.7M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants6operating
Capacity1,400 MWnameplate
Generation3.7M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in West Virginia
All West Virginia natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceredo Generating Station | Huntington | Wayne County | 519 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| Big Sandy Peaker Plant | Kenona | Wayne County | 353 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| Pleasants Energy Llc | St Mary's | Pleasants County | 344 MW | Pleasants Energy Llc |
| Axiall Natrium Plant | New Martinsville | Marshall County | 116 MW | Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant |
| Morgantown Energy Facility | Morgantown | Monongalia County | 69 MW | Morgantown Energy Associates |
| Wolf Summit Energy | Clarksburg | Harrison County | — | Wolf Summit Energy Llc |