List of power stations in West Virginia explained

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of West Virginia, sorted by type and name. In 2022, West Virginia had a total summer capacity of 15,021 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 56,665 GWh.[1] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 85.6% coal, 6.9% natural gas, 4% wind, 3.1% hydroelectric, and 0.3% petroleum.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Coal

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Year
Opened		Ref
Fort Martin Power Station Monongalia County 39.7108°N -79.9275°W 1,098 1967 (Unit 1- 552MW)
1968 (Unit 2- 546MW) 		[2] [3]
Grant Town Power Plant Marion County 39.5618°N -80.1631°W 80 1992 [4]
Harrison County 39.3842°N -80.3325°W 1,954 1972 (Unit 1- 652MW)
1973 (Unit 2- 651MW)
1974 (Unit 3- 651MW) 		[5] [6]
John E. Amos Power PlantPutnam County 38.4731°N -81.8233°W 2,900 1971 (Unit 1- 800MW)
1972 (Unit 2- 800MW)
1973 (Unit 3- 1300MW) 		[7] [8]
Monongalia County 39.7079°N -79.959°W 710 2011 [9]
Marshall County 39.8297°N -80.8153°W 1,560 1971 (Unit 1- 770MW)
1971 (Unit 2- 790MW) 		[10]
Morgantown Energy Facility Monongalia County 39.6397°N -79.9606°W 50 1991 [11]
Mason County 38.9794°N -81.9344°W 1,299 1980 [12]
Grant County 39.2008°N -79.2636°W 1,629 1965 (Unit 1- 554MW)
1966 (Unit 2- 555MW)
1973 (Unit 3- 520MW) 		[13] [14]
Pleasants County 39.3667°N -81.2944°W 1,288 1979 (Unit 1- 644MW)
1980 (Unit 2- 644MW) 		[15] [16]

Natural gas

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Generation TypeYear
Opened		Ref
Axiall Natrium Plant Marshall County 39.7475°N -80.8547°W 115.5 Steam Turbine (x3) 1943 (7.5MW)
1954 (26MW)
1966 (82MW) 		[17]
Big Sandy Peaker Plant Wayne County 38.3441°N -82.5938°W 300 Simple Cycle (x6) 2001 [18]
Ceredo Generating Station Wayne County 38.3681°N -82.5339°W 450 Simple Cycle (x6) 2001 [19]
Pleasants Energy LLC Pleasants County 39.3325°N -81.3642°W 343.4 Simple Cycle (x2) 2002 [20]

Petroleum

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in West Virginia.

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW) 		Number of
Turbines		Year
Opened		Ref
Belleville Dam Wood County 39.1192°N -81.7375°W 42.0 2 1999 [22]
Jefferson County 39.4931°N -77.8269°W 1.9 3 1909/1991
Berkeley County 39.605°N -77.9231°W 1.0 2 1919
Nicholas County 38.2192°N -80.8906°W 80.0 2 2001
Glen Ferris Hydro Fayette County 38.1483°N -81.2147°W 6.2 8 1912/1917 [23] [24]
Fayette County 38.1478°N -81.1753°W 96.8 4 1936 [25]
London Hydro Kanawha County 38.1944°N -81.3706°W 14.4 3 1935 [26]
Marmet Hydro Kanawha County 38.2526°N -81.5695°W 14.4 3 1935
Millville Hydro Station Jefferson County 39.2731°N -77.7844°W 2.4 3 1913/
1938/1939
Wetzel County 39.6672°N -80.8642°W 19.0 2 1988
Pleasants County 39.3578°N -81.318°W 44.0 2 2016
Winfield Hydro Putnam County 38.5274°N -81.9139°W 24.5 3 1938 [27]

Wind

See also: Wind power in West Virginia.

Project NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Number of
Turbines		Year
Opened		Ref
Beech Ridge Energy (I&II) Greenbrier County 38.0878°N -80.4925°W 156.5 87 2010/2020 [28] [29]
Barbour County 39.0072°N -79.8866°W 97.6 61 2011 [30]
Tucker County 39.1828°N -79.5372°W 66.0 44 2002
NedPower Mount Storm (I&II) Grant County 39.2175°N -79.2094°W 264.0 132 2008
New Creek Wind Grant County 39.2006°N -79.1406°W 103.0 49 2016 [31]
Pinnacle Wind Force Mineral County 39.445°N -79.03°W 55.2 23 2011

Solar

See also: Solar power in West Virginia. West Virginia had no utility-scale solar facilities in 2019.

Storage power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Battery storage

NameLocationCoordinatesDischarge
Capacity
(MW)		Year
Opened		Ref
AEP Milton NaS Cabell County 38.3622°N -82.1256°W 2.0 2009 [32] [33]
Beech Ridge Energy Storage Greenbrier County 38.0878°N -80.4925°W 31.5 2015 [34]
Laurel Mountain Hybrid Barbour County 39.0072°N -79.8866°W 16.0 2011

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Virginia Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2024-07-29.
  2. Web site: Fort Martin Power Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  3. Web site: Ft Martin Fact Sheet . First Energy . 2021-04-23.
  4. Web site: Grant Town Power Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  5. Web site: Harrison Power Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  6. Web site: Harrison Fact Sheet . First Energy . 2021-04-23.
  7. Web site: Amos Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  8. Web site: Plant continues to churn out power . 2017-03-19 . Samuel Speciale . The Herald-Dispatch.
  9. Web site: Longview Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  10. Web site: Mitchell Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  11. Web site: Morgantown Energy Facility . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  12. Web site: Mountaineer Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  13. Web site: Mount Storm Power Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  14. Web site: Managing the plant: Dominion Mt. Storm . Power Engineering . 2005-04-01 . Chloe Cox.
  15. Web site: Pleasants Power Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  16. Web site: FirstEnergy Solutions Completes Transfer of Pleasants Power Station . 2020-01-31 . PR Newswire.
  17. Web site: PPG Natrium Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  18. Web site: Big Sandy Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-04-23.
  19. Web site: AEP completes purchase of Ceredo Generating Station . American Electric Power . 2005-12-15.
  20. Web site: Pleasants Energy LLC Gas Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2021-04-23.
  21. Web site: New River Clean Energy Project kicks off with opening of new facility . Jordan Nelson . 2017-06-29 . Register Herald.
  22. Web site: The Belleville Hydroelectric Project Overview . U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Scientific and Technical Information . 1995-12-31.
  23. Web site: Glen Ferris hydro plant to generate power again after $25 million renovation . 2011-12-14 . Charleston Gazette Mail . George Hohmann.
  24. Web site: Vintage West Virginia: Kanawha Falls hydro station . 2017-02-26 . Charleston Gazette Mail.
  25. Web site: Brookfield Renewable sees light at end of tunnel project . 2020-10-25 . The Montgomery Herald . Steve Keenan.
  26. Web site: License Summary - London-Marmet Hydroelectric Project . 2015-06-20 . river-management.org . Hydropower Reform Coalition and River Management Society.
  27. Web site: License Summary - Winfield Hydroelectric Project . 2015-06-20 . river-management.org . Hydropower Reform Coalition and River Management Society.
  28. Web site: Beech Ridge Wind Energy Center brings another source of power to region . CBS/FOX 59 . wvnstv.com . 2019-11-08.
  29. Web site: Beech Ridge II - Fact Sheet . Southern Company . 2021-04-23.
  30. Web site: Laurel Mountain Wind Farm . O'Connell Electric Company . 2021-04-23.
  31. Web site: West Virginia’s New Creek Wind Project celebrates official grand opening . 2017-09-21 . Enbridge.
  32. Web site: Fixing the Power Grid . 2009-02-09 . ABC News . Peter Fairley.
  33. Web site: Software upgrade to old sodium battery marks shift in AEP's storage strategy . Peter Maloney . 2017-05-09 . Utility Dive.
  34. Web site: Beech Ridge Energy Plans Battery Storage System at West Virginia Wind Farm . Barry Cassell . Renewable Energy World . 2014-02-25.

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