Mt Storm
Coal power plant in Grant County, West Virginia. 1,680.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 4 generators, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Also known as Mount Storm Power Station · EIA plant 3954
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,680.9 MWCoal 1,662.4 · Oil 18.5
- Generators
- 4 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 1965First generator online
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power CoEIA operator ID 19876
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 3 PJM nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Grant County, WV39.2008, −79.2636
- EIA plant ID
- 3954EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Mt Storm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
4.35 TWh
4,349,007 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
29.5%
2024: 28.2%
January to July 2026
2.98 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
3.5–9.8
TWh a year. Low 2023, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,633,564 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 8,930,790 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 11,719,070 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 9,085,080 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2004 | 11,631,825 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 10,763,271 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 11,818,477 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 946,318 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2008 | 8,465,296 | Not reported | 10 of 12 |
| 2009 | 9,782,710 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 10,329,302 | 70.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 8,733,247 | 59.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 8,533,775 | 57.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 791,113 | 65.4% | 1 of 12 |
| 2014 | 730,005 | 60.3% | 1 of 12 |
| 2015 | 9,846,228 | 66.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 9,026,393 | 61.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 6,997,538 | 47.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 5,528,936 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 4,533,104 | 30.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 4,714,228 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 93,743 | 7.5% | 1 of 12 |
| 2022 | 4,644,202 | 31.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 3,519,306 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 4,160,041 | 28.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 4,349,007 | 29.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 2,976,901 | 34.8% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · PJMEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
4.68M
US short tons. 2024: 4.55M
SO₂, 2025
2,621
US short tons
NOx, 2025
1,667
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.08 t
About 2,151 lb per MWh
3 of 3 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1, 2, 3), matched to EIA plant 3954 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
347,009
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
0
million gallons
Source
Mt Storm Lake
Surface, Fresh. Once-through with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.199
USGS SUI, HUC12 Mount Storm Lake-Stony River
36 of 36 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the HUC12 containing the plant. Cooling-pond plants report water circulated through the pond as withdrawal, so withdrawal is far above consumption. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 570.2 | September 1965 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 570.2 | July 1966 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 522.0 | December 1973 |
| JF1 | Petroleum Liquids | 18.5 | October 1967 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Virginia Electric & Power Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Mt Storm
How much power does Mt Storm produce?
Mt Storm reported 4,349,007 MWh (4.35 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 29.5% capacity factor on 1,680.9 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 2.98 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Mt Storm?
Mt Storm is in Grant County, West Virginia, at 39.2008, −79.2636. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Mt Storm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Virginia Electric & Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 19876). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Mt Storm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 1965, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Mt Storm?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 3 price nodes linked to Mt Storm, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- PJM day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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