How many coal power plants are in West Virginia?

West Virginia has 10 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 13 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest coal power plant in West Virginia?

John E Amos in Putnam County, West Virginia is the largest, at 2,933 MW. It came online in 1973.

How many coal power plants were built in West Virginia in 2025?

0 coal power plants came online in West Virginia in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing coal power plants in West Virginia?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Coal power plants in West Virginia

West Virginia has 10 operating coal power plants with 13 GW of capacity.

Operating10

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

West Virginia had 10 coal power plants online in 2016 and 10 in 2026

2016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

Coal power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest coal power plants in West Virginia

Operating, by capacity

#	Coal power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	John E Amos	Putnam County	1973	2,933 MW
2	FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station	Harrison County	1974	2,052 MW
3	Mt Storm	Grant County	1973	1,662 MW
4	Mitchell (WV)	Marshall County	1971	1,633 MW
5	Pleasants Power Station	Pleasants County	1980	1,368 MW
6	Mountaineer	Mason County	1980	1,300 MW
7	FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station	Monongalia County	1968	1,152 MW
8	Longview Power Plant	Monongalia County	2011	808 MW
9	Grant Town Power Plant	Marion County	1992	96 MW
10	Morgantown Energy Facility	Monongalia County	1991	69 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in West Virginia

Newest first

#	Coal power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Longview Power Plant	Monongalia County	2011	808 MW
2	Grant Town Power Plant	Marion County	1992	96 MW
3	Morgantown Energy Facility	Monongalia County	1991	69 MW
4	Pleasants Power Station	Pleasants County	1980	1,368 MW
5	Mountaineer	Mason County	1980	1,300 MW
6	FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station	Harrison County	1974	2,052 MW
7	Mt Storm	Grant County	1973	1,662 MW
8	John E Amos	Putnam County	1973	2,933 MW
9	Mitchell (WV)	Marshall County	1971	1,633 MW
10	FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station	Monongalia County	1968	1,152 MW

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How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in West Virginia

How many coal power plants are in West Virginia?: West Virginia has 10 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 13 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in West Virginia?: John E Amos in Putnam County, West Virginia is the largest, at 2,933 MW. It came online in 1973.
How many coal power plants were built in West Virginia in 2025?: 0 coal power plants came online in West Virginia in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in West Virginia?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.