List of power stations in West Virginia
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Sources of West Virginia utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2025:[1]
- Coal: 46,636 (86.9%)
- Natural gas: 3,314 (6.18%)
- Wind: 1,991 (3.71%)
- Hydroelectric: 1,285 (2.40%)
- Solar: 264 (0.49%)
- Petroleum: 142 (0.26%)
- Other gases: 17 (0.03%)
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.[2] 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.[1]
West Virginia power grid
West Virginia electricity generation by type
Coal
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[3]
Natural gas
| Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type | Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axiall Natrium Plant | Marshall County | 39°44′51″N 80°51′17″W / 39.7475°N 80.8547°W | 115.5 | Steam turbine (x3) | 1943 (7.5MW) 1954 (26MW) 1966 (82MW) | [19] |
| Big Sandy Peaker Plant | Wayne County | 38°20′39″N 82°35′38″W / 38.3441°N 82.5938°W | 300 | Simple cycle (x6) | 2001 | [20] |
| Ceredo Generating Station | Wayne County | 38°22′05″N 82°32′02″W / 38.3681°N 82.5339°W | 450 | Simple cycle (x6) | 2001 | [21] |
| Pleasants Energy LLC | Pleasants County | 39°19′57″N 81°21′51″W / 39.3325°N 81.3642°W | 343.4 | Simple cycle (x2) | 2002 | [22] |
Petroleum
| Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type | Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Storm | Grant County | 39°12′03″N 79°15′49″W / 39.2008°N 79.2636°W | 11.0 | Simple cycle | 1967 | |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[3]
Biomass & refuse
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel type |
Generation type |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River Clean Energy | Raleigh County | 37°48′57″N 81°09′43″W / 37.8158°N 81.1619°W | 3.2 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2017 | [23] |
Hydroelectric
Wind
| Project Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Number of turbines |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Ridge Energy (I&II) | Greenbrier County | 38°05′16″N 80°29′33″W / 38.0878°N 80.4925°W | 156.5 | 87 | 2010/2020 | [30][31] |
| Laurel Mountain Wind | Barbour County | 39°00′26″N 79°53′12″W / 39.0072°N 79.8866°W | 97.6 | 61 | 2011 | [32] |
| NedPower Mount Storm (I&II) | Grant County | 39°13′03″N 79°12′34″W / 39.2175°N 79.2094°W | 264.0 | 132 | 2008 | |
| Mountaineer Wind Energy Center | Tucker County | 39°10′58″N 79°32′14″W / 39.1828°N 79.5372°W | 66.0 | 44 | 2002 | |
| New Creek Wind | Grant County | 39°12′02″N 79°08′26″W / 39.2006°N 79.1406°W | 103.0 | 49 | 2016 | [33] |
| Pinnacle Wind Force | Mineral County | 39°26′42″N 79°01′48″W / 39.4450°N 79.0300°W | 55.2 | 23 | 2011 | |
Solar
West Virginia had no utility-scale solar facilities in 2019.
