List of power stations in West Virginia


This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of West Virginia, sorted by type and name. In 2023, West Virginia had a total summer capacity of 15,005 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 52,286 GWh. In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 84.7% coal, 7.6% natural gas, 3.9% wind, 3% hydroelectric, 0.4% solar, 0.3% petroleum, and less than 0.1% other gases.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Renewable power stations

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

Hydroelectric

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Ref
Belleville DamWood County42.021999
Dam No. 4 HydroJefferson County1.931909/1991
Dam No. 5 HydroBerkeley County1.021919
Gauley River Power PartnersNicholas County80.022001
Glen Ferris HydroFayette County6.281912/1917
Hawks Nest HydroFayette County96.841936
London HydroKanawha County14.431935
Marmet HydroKanawha County14.431935
Millville Hydro StationJefferson County2.431913/
1938/1939
New Martinsville Hannibal HydroWetzel County19.021988
Willow Island Hydroelectric PlantPleasants County44.022016
Winfield HydroPutnam County24.531938

Wind

Project NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Ref
Beech Ridge Energy Greenbrier County156.5872010/2020
Laurel Mountain WindBarbour County97.6612011
NedPower Mount Storm Grant County264.01322008
Mountaineer Wind Energy CenterTucker County66.0442002
New Creek WindGrant County103.0492016
Pinnacle Wind ForceMineral County55.2232011

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.