This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of West Virginia, sorted by type and name. In 2024, West Virginia had a total summer capacity of 15.1 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 50,594 GWh. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 86.9% coal, 6.2% natural gas, 3.7% wind, 2.4% hydroelectric, 0.5% solar, 0.3% petroleum, and less than 0.1% other gases.
Fossil-fuel power stations Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity(MW)YearopenedRef Fort Martin Power Station Monongalia County 1,098 1967 (Unit 1 - 552MW)1968 (Unit 2 - 546MW) Grant Town Power Plant Marion County 80 1992 Harrison Power Station Harrison County 1,954 1972 (Unit 1 - 652MW)1973 (Unit 2 - 651MW)1974 (Unit 3 - 651MW) John E. Amos Power Plant Putnam County 2,900 1971 (Unit 1 - 800MW)1972 (Unit 2 - 800MW)1973 (Unit 3 - 1300MW) Longview Power Plant Monongalia County 710 2011 Mitchell Power Plant Marshall County 1,560 1971 (Unit 1 - 770MW)1971 (Unit 2 - 790MW) Morgantown Energy Facility Monongalia County 50 1991 Mountaineer Power Plant Mason County 1,299 1980 Mount Storm Power Station Grant County 1,629 1965 (Unit 1 - 554MW)1966 (Unit 2 - 555MW)1973 (Unit 3 - 520MW) Pleasants Power Station Pleasants County 1,288 1979 (Unit 1 - 644MW)1980 (Unit 2 - 644MW)
Natural gas PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity(MW)Generation typeYearopenedRef Axiall Natrium Plant Marshall County 115.5 Steam turbine (x3) 1943 (7.5MW)1954 (26MW)1966 (82MW) Big Sandy Peaker Plant Wayne County 300 Simple cycle (x6) 2001 Ceredo Generating Station Wayne County 450 Simple cycle (x6) 2001 Pleasants Energy LLC Pleasants County 343.4 Simple cycle (x2) 2002
Petroleum PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity(MW)Generation typeYearopenedRef Mt Storm Grant County 11.0 Simple cycle 1967
Renewable power stations Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Biomass & refuse Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Fueltype Generationtype Yearopened Ref New River Clean Energy Raleigh County 3.2 Landfill gas Reciprocating engine (x2) 2017
Hydroelectric
PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity(MW) Number ofturbinesYearopenedRefBelleville Dam Wood County 42.0 2 1999 Dam No. 4 Hydro Jefferson County 1.9 3 1909/1991 Dam No. 5 Hydro Berkeley County 1.0 2 1919 Gauley River Power Partners Nicholas County 80.0 2 2001 Glen Ferris Hydro Fayette County 6.2 8 1912/1917 Hawks Nest Hydro Fayette County 96.8 4 1936 London Hydro Kanawha County 14.4 3 1935 Marmet Hydro Kanawha County 14.4 3 1935 Millville Hydro Station Jefferson County 2.4 3 1913/1938/1939 New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro Wetzel County 19.0 2 1988 Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Pleasants County 44.0 2 2016 Winfield Hydro Putnam County 24.5 3 1938
Wind
Project nameLocationCoordinatesCapacity(MW)Number ofturbinesYearopenedRefBeech Ridge Energy (I&II) Greenbrier County 156.5 87 2010/2020 Laurel Mountain Wind Barbour County 97.6 61 2011 NedPower Mount Storm (I&II) Grant County 264.0 132 2008 Mountaineer Wind Energy Center Tucker County 66.0 44 2002 New Creek Wind Grant County 103.0 49 2016 Pinnacle Wind Force Mineral County 55.2 23 2011
Solar
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 Name Location Coordinates Dischargecapacity(MW) Yearopened Ref AEP Milton NaS Cabell County 2.0 2009 Beech Ridge Energy Storage Greenbrier County 31.5 2015 Laurel Mountain Hybrid Barbour County 16.0 2011
See also
List of power stations in the United States
References