Mitchell (WV)
Coal power plant · Marshall County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Kentucky Power Co
- County
- Marshall County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 10.17%
- Rank among coal plants in West Virginia
- #4 of 10
- EIA plant code
- 3948
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 816 MW | 770 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 816 MW | 790 MW | 1971 | 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 |
| Pleasants Power Station | Coal | 1,368 MW |
| Mountaineer | Coal | 1,300 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 1,633 MW solar plant and a 1,633 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