Owner profile

Appalachian Power Co

Part of American Electric Power →

Appalachian Power Co owns or operates 19 generating facilities commissioned between 1912 and 2023, with a combined nameplate capacity of 8.54 GW. The largest share of capacity is coal (72%), spread across 3 states.

Ownership reflects the utility or operator reported to EIA (Form EIA-860); equity ownership of individual facilities may differ.

19
Plants
8.54 GW
Total capacity
3
States
2.93 GW
Largest: John E Amos

Capacity mix

Coal 71.6%Natural Gas 19.6%Hydroelectric 8.8%Solar 0.1%Storage 0.0%

By state

Ohio1 · 678.3 MWVirginia9 · 1.51 GWWest Virginia9 · 6.35 GW

Operating plants

PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
John E AmosCoalWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co2.93 GW
MountaineerCoalWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co1.30 GW
Dresden Energy FacilityNatural GasOhioAppalachian Power Co678.3 MW
Smith MountainHydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co547.5 MW
Ceredo Generating StationNatural GasWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co519 MW
Clinch RiverNatural GasVirginiaAppalachian Power Co475 MW
ClaytorHydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co74.8 MW
LeesvilleHydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co40 MW
WinfieldHydroelectricWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co24.5 MW
Byllesby 2HydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co21.6 MW
LondonHydroelectricWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co14.4 MW
MarmetHydroelectricWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co14.4 MW
Buck HydroHydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co8.4 MW
Amherst Solar Facility (VA)SolarVirginiaAppalachian Power Co4.9 MW
NiagaraHydroelectricVirginiaAppalachian Power Co3.6 MW
Retired plants (4)
PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
Philip Spornretired 2015CoalWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co1.11 GW
Kanawha Riverretired 2017CoalWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co439.2 MW
Glen Lynretired 2015CoalVirginiaAppalachian Power Co337.5 MW
AEP Milton NaSretired 2021StorageWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Co2 MW