Longview Power Plant
Monongalia County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 56671 · Operator: Longview Power, LLC
Nameplate808MWSummer 710 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5,131GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor82%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,578Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2011Runs as baseload
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
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 244.1 | 46.9% | 8,702 |
| 2012 | 4,167.9 | 67.8% | 8,993 |
| 2013 | 4,456.7 | 72.7% | 9,115 |
| 2014 | 3,755.2 | 61.2% | 9,051 |
| 2015 | 3,055.7 | 49.8% | 9,003 |
| 2016 | 5,283.5 | 85.9% | 8,839 |
| 2017 | 4,702.9 | 76.7% | 8,809 |
| 2018 | 5,224.7 | 85.2% | 8,893 |
| 2019 | 5,264.7 | 84.7% | 8,831 |
| 2020 | 4,949.9 | 79.4% | 8,797 |
| 2021 | 5,551.8 | 89.3% | 8,827 |
| 2022 | 4,559.8 | 73.3% | 8,883 |
| 2023 | 3,921.1 | 63.0% | 8,946 |
| 2024 | 4,696.2 | 75.3% | 8,990 |
| 2025 | 4,630.9 | 74.5% | 8,766 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKA01 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 807.5 | 710 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 807.5 | 700 | planned Mar 2011 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Longview Power, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Mountain State Energy Holdings, LLC | 100.0% | 808 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fort Martin Solar | 19 MW | 0.9 km |
| FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station | 1,152 MW | 2.7 km |
| Point Marion L&D Hydroelectric Project | — | 4.7 km |
| Morgantown Energy Facility | 69 MW | 7.6 km |
| Lake Lynn Hydro Station | 51 MW | 8.9 km |
| Morgantown L&D Hydroelectric Project | — | 9.9 km |