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Mt Storm

Grant County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 3954 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
CoalConventional Steam CoalPetroleum LiquidsPJMBA: PJM
Nameplate1,681MWSummer 1,625 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation4,354GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor31%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,703Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1965Runs as intermediate

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
02505007501,000GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%25%50%75%2005201020152020202530.6% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,50010,00010,50011,0002005201020152020202510,703 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20018,930.8——
200211,719.1——
20039,681.869.9%9,867
200411,631.883.8%9,774
200510,763.377.7%9,869
200611,818.585.3%9,798
200710,171.573.9%10,262
200810,284.474.5%10,289
20099,782.771.1%10,045
201010,329.375.1%10,148
20118,733.262.2%10,034
20128,533.860.3%10,134
20139,113.163.4%9,997
20149,850.368.6%10,057
20159,846.268.5%10,142
20169,026.462.7%10,226
20176,997.548.7%10,248
20185,528.938.5%10,374
20194,533.131.6%10,642
20204,714.232.7%10,536
20215,508.738.3%10,473
20224,644.232.3%10,699
20233,519.324.7%11,018
20244,16029.1%10,835
20254,34930.6%10,429

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Conventional Steam CoalST570.2541.9Sep 1965Operating—coming soon
2Conventional Steam CoalST570.2551.6Jul 1966Operating—coming soon
3Conventional Steam CoalST522520Dec 1973Operating—coming soon
JF1Petroleum LiquidsGT18.511Oct 1967Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Virginia Electric & Power Co100.0%1,681 MW

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