Pleasants Energy LLC
Natural gas power plant · Pleasants County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Pleasants Energy LLC
- County
- Pleasants County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 2.38%
- Rank among natural gas plants in West Virginia
- #2 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 55349
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 191 MW | 170 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 191 MW | 171 MW | 2002 | 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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| Longview Power Plant | Coal | 808 MW |
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| NedPower Mount Storm | Wind | 264 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 383 MW solar plant and a 383 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