Mountaineer
Coal power plant · Mason County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Mason County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 8.09%
- Rank among coal plants in West Virginia
- #6 of 10
- EIA plant code
- 6264
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,300 MW | 1,299 MW | 1980 | 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
| Mitchell (WV) | Coal | 1,633 MW |
| Pleasants Power Station | Coal | 1,368 MW |
| FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station | Coal | 1,152 MW |
| Longview Power Plant | Coal | 808 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 1,300 MW solar plant and a 1,300 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