1368 MW Bit. Coal operating in Pleasants, WV — PJM Interconnection, LLC
1,368 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
1979
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.3667, -81.2944
County
Pleasants, WV
Nearby Plants
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 | Omnis Pleasants, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Omnis Pleasants, LLC | — | FirstEnergy |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Pleasants Power Station is a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant located near Belmont, West Virginia, in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant is owned by Omnis Pleasants LLC and began operations in 1979. The power plant was the site of the Willow Island disaster in 1978.
Read more on WikipediaPleasants Power Station is a 1,368 MW coal-fired power plant located in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant began operating in 1979 and consists of two generators utilizing conventional steam coal technology. It is owned and operated by Omnis Pleasants, LLC. Pleasants Power Station ranks as the fourth-largest power plant in West Virginia (out of 7) and 21st-largest coal plant nationally (out of 50).
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In the latest year of available data, Pleasants Power Station generated 387,308 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 3.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
2.1K MWh
Latest Month
387.3K MWh
Annual Generation
3.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
PLEA APS26KV GEN1
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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