Mt Storm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3954
- Capacity
- 1680.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal, Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Grant, WV
- Operating Since
- 1965
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Parent Company
- Dominion Energy
- Annual Generation
- 4,349,007 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 29.4%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Mt Storm
OperatingBit. CoalJet FuelHybrid
Ranked #2 of 7 Bit. Coal plants in WV#17 of 66 nationally
1680.9 MW Conventional Steam Coal (1662 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (19 MW) operating in Grant, WV — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
1,680.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal + Petroleum Liquids
1965
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.2008, -79.2636
County
Grant, WV
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Virginia Electric and Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Dominion Energy | Dominion Energy |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Mount Storm Generating Station, located on the west bank of Mount Storm Lake 2 miles (3 km) from Bismarck, West Virginia, United States, is a coal-fired power station owned by Dominion Resources. The facility's three units use around 15,000 tons of coal per day to generate more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity from the coal synfuel for around 2 million people in Northern Virginia.
Read more on WikipediaThe Mt Storm power plant is located in Grant County, West Virginia. The plant has a total capacity of 1680.9 MW across 4 generators, using primarily bituminous coal (BIT) and petroleum liquids as fuel. It began operating in 1965. The plant is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. Mt Storm is a hybrid plant utilizing conventional steam coal technology.
Mt Storm operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 4,349,007 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 29.4%. Mt Storm is the second-largest power plant in West Virginia out of 7 plants, and ranks 14th nationally out of 50 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
381.2K MWh
Latest Month
4.3M MWh
Annual Generation
29.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Mount Storm Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
MTSTORM422 KV G1
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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