State profile

Power plants in West Virginia

West Virginia has 40 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 15.88 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from coal (82%). It also tracks 7 retired plants and 2 under construction.

40
Plants
15.88 GW
Total capacity
7
Fuel types
2.93 GW
Largest: John E Amos

Capacity mix

Coal 82.4%Natural Gas 8.6%Wind 5.5%Hydroelectric 2.3%Solar 0.9%Storage 0.2%Waste 0.0%

By fuel type in West Virginia

Coal plants10 · 13.09 GWNatural Gas plants4 · 1.37 GWWind plants8 · 872 MWHydroelectric plants12 · 370.6 MWSolar plants4 · 140.4 MWStorage plants1 · 31.5 MWWaste plants1 · 3.2 MW

All plants in West Virginia by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
John E AmosCoalAppalachian Power Co2.93 GW
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationCoalMonongahela Power Co2.05 GW
Mt StormCoalVirginia Electric & Power Co1.68 GW
Mitchell (WV)CoalKentucky Power Co1.63 GW
Pleasants Power StationCoalOmnis Pleasants, LLC1.37 GW
MountaineerCoalAppalachian Power Co1.30 GW
FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power StationCoalMonongahela Power Co1.15 GW
Longview Power PlantCoalLongview Power, LLC807.5 MW
Ceredo Generating StationNatural GasAppalachian Power Co519 MW
Pleasants Energy LLCNatural GasPleasants Energy LLC382.8 MW
Big Sandy Peaker PlantNatural GasMiddle River Power II, LLC353.4 MW
NedPower Mount StormWindClearway Energy Operating LLC264 MW
Axiall Natrium PlantNatural GasWestlake Chemical Natrium Plant115.5 MW
Black Rock WindWindBlack Rock Wind Force, LLC115 MW
Laurel Mountain HybridWindAES Distributed Energy113.6 MW
New Creek WindWindNew Creek Wind, LLC103 MW
Hawks Nest HydroHydroelectricHawks Nest Hydro LLC102 MW
Beech Ridge Energy LLCWindInvenergy Services LLC100.5 MW
Blake Solar PlantSolarHorus West Virginia 1, LLC96 MW
Grant Town Power PlantCoalAmerican Bituminous Power LP95.7 MW
Gauley River Power PartnersHydroelectricCentral Rivers Power WV, LLC80 MW
Morgantown Energy FacilityCoalMorgantown Energy Associates68.9 MW
Mountaineer Wind Energy CenterWindSequitur Renewables, LLC66 MW
Beech Ridge II Wind Energy CenterWindSouthern Power Co56.2 MW
Pinnacle Wind Force LLCWindPinnacle Wind, LLC53.7 MW
Willow Island Hydroelectric PlantHydroelectricAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc44 MW
Belleville DamHydroelectricAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc42 MW
New Martinsville Hannibal HydroHydroelectricNew Martinsville Hannibal Hydro37.4 MW
Beech Ridge Energy StorageStorageInvenergy Services LLC31.5 MW
WinfieldHydroelectricAppalachian Power Co24.5 MW
Capon Bridge Solar LLCSolarCapon Bridge Solar LLC20 MW
Fort Martin SolarSolarMonongahela Power Co18.9 MW
LondonHydroelectricAppalachian Power Co14.4 MW
MarmetHydroelectricAppalachian Power Co14.4 MW
Glen Ferris HydroHydroelectricHawks Nest Hydro LLC6.2 MW
Rivesville SolarSolarMonongahela Power Co5.5 MW
New River Clean EnergyWasteCox Enterprises3.2 MW
Millville Hydro StationHydroelectricEagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC2.8 MW
Dam No. 4 Hydro StationHydroelectricEagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC1.9 MW
Dam No. 5 Hydro StationHydroelectricEagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC1 MW
Retired plants (7)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Philip Spornretired 2015CoalAppalachian Power Co1.11 GW
Kanawha Riverretired 2017CoalAppalachian Power Co439.2 MW
FirstEnergy Albrightretired 2012CoalMonongahela Power Co278.2 MW
FirstEnergy Willow Islandretired 2012CoalMonongahela Power Co213.2 MW
FirstEnergy Rivesvilleretired 2012CoalMonongahela Power Co109.7 MW
North Branch (WV)retired 2012CoalVirginia Electric & Power Co80 MW
AEP Milton NaSretired 2021StorageAppalachian Power Co2 MW
Under construction (2)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Wylie Ridge Solarconstr.SolarMonongahela Power Co8.4 MW
Marlowe Solarconstr.SolarMonongahela Power Co5.8 MW