How big is Big Sandy Peaker Plant?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant has a reported capacity of 353.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Big Sandy Peaker Plant?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Wayne County, WV, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Big Sandy Peaker Plant located?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant is in Wayne County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Big Sandy Peaker Plant?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant is operated by Middle River Power II, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Big Sandy Peaker Plant generate?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant reported 285.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Big Sandy Peaker Plant connect to the grid?

Big Sandy Peaker Plant interconnects at an AEP-owned 138-kV transmission line leading to an AEP substation, on the Appalachian Power Co. system.

How does Big Sandy Peaker Plant compare to other plants?

By capacity, Big Sandy Peaker Plant ranks #152 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #3 of 3 in WV.

Big Sandy Peaker Plant — 353 MW gas plant, Wayne County, WV

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Overview

Reported capacity: 353.4 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 55284
Wayne County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Grid connection: an AEP-owned 138-kV transmission line leading to an AEP substation
138 kV · Appalachian Power Co.

Infrastructure record

Operator: Middle River Power II, LLC

Profile

Grid role: Peaking / peakload generation
Grid connection: an AEP-owned 138-kV transmission line leading to an AEP substation · 138 kV · Appalachian Power Co.
Physical build: Big Sandy Peaker Plant is a natural-gas-fired simple-cycle facility with six FT8 Twin Pac gas-turbine generator units. The documented Twin Pac configuration contains two combustion turbines and one electrical generator per unit, implying 12 FT8 combustion turbines and six generators; the six generator units are reported at 58.9 MW nameplate each, totaling 353.4 MW.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 353.4 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operating status: operating
Big Sandy Peaker Plant is operating.
Interconnection: an AEP-owned 138-kV transmission line leading to an AEP substation
138 kV · Appalachian Power Co.
Location: Wayne County
PJM
Asset role

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
BSG1	58.9 MW 50 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
BSG2	58.9 MW 50 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
BSG3	58.9 MW 50 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
BSG4	58.9 MW 50 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 2001	Operating
BSG5

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 353.4 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
National rank: #152; of 825 operating peers
WV rank: #3; of 3 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

285.3 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

9.2%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN123301

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

0.1 km

SOUTH NEAL

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Acquisition

Jan 2016

Middle River Power's official timeline states acquisition of the High Desert, Big Sandy, and Wolf Hills projects in January 2016. No Big Sandy-specific consideration disclosed.

Middle River Power II, LLC · Big Sandy Peaker Plant, LLC

Middle River Power | Leading the Energy Transition

Land and environmental record

Air Permit

Oct 17, 2024

WVDEP Title V Operating Permit R30-09900080-2024; WVDEP ID 099-00080

WVDEP Title V operating permit approved October 17, 2024, authorizing Big Sandy Peaker Plant, LLC in Kenova, Wayne County. Appendix B identifies ORIS/Facility Code 55284.

TitleV-Permit

Emissions Control Equipment

Oct 17, 2024

Water injection and oxidation catalyst controls on each FT8 Twin Pac turbine; one Cummins 750 kW black-start generator

Title V permit lists water injection and oxidation catalyst as control devices for six FT8 turbines. Also identifies one Cummins Model QSK23-G3 NR1 750 kW No. 2 fuel-oil black-start generator, installed 2007, maximum 270 hours operation per year.

TitleV-Permit

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2000
2000
West Virginia construction authorizationORIGINAL
In Case No. 00-0532-E-CN, Big Sandy Peaker Plant, L. L. C. was authorized to construct and operate a 300 MW gas-fired wholesale generating station near Neal in Wayne County.
Jun 2001
Jun 2001
Commercial Operation

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Middle River Power II, LLC

Entity 60432

Operating portfolio

2 plants

2 states

Reported capacity

638.4 MW

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Big Sandy Peaker PlantCurrent	353.4 MW	WV
Wolf Hills Energy	285 MW	VA

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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