Axiall Natrium Plant
Natural gas power plant · Marshall County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
- County
- Marshall County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.72%
- Rank among natural gas plants in West Virginia
- #4 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 50491
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 82 MW | 82 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 26 MW | 26 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 1943 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 116 MW solar plant and a 116 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All West Virginia power plants · What West Virginia actually generates