Big Sandy Peaker Plant
Natural gas power plant · Wayne County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Middle River Power II, LLC
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.20%
- Rank among natural gas plants in West Virginia
- #3 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 55284
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| BSG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| BSG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| BSG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| BSG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| BSG6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in West Virginia
| Ceredo Generating Station | Natural gas | 519 MW |
| Pleasants Energy LLC | Natural gas | 383 MW |
| NedPower Mount Storm | Wind | 264 MW |
| BHER Ravenswood Solar 1 | Solar | 192 MW |
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 353 MW solar plant and a 353 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