John E Amos
Coal power plant · Putnam County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Putnam County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 18.26%
- Rank among coal plants in West Virginia
- #1 of 10
- EIA plant code
- 3935
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,300 MW | 1,300 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 816 MW | 800 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 816 MW | 800 MW | 1972 | 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
| FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station | Coal | 2,052 MW |
| Mt Storm | Coal | 1,681 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 2,933 MW solar plant and a 2,933 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