Longview Power Plant — 808 MW coal plant, WV

Longview Power Plant — 808 MW coal plant, WV · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 56671 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Coal: 807.5 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (1)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Longview Power Plant
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
MKA01	Conventional Steam Coal	Operating	807.5	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 39.70808, -79.95623
Filed location · EIA: 39.70789, -79.95897

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Aug 7, 2022
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
MKA01	807.5 MW 710 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal ST	Dec 2011	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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

Financing

Debt Restructuring

Date not disclosed

Longview Power's existing $1.1 billion credit agreement and related financing documents were amended and restated to increase flexibility, extend certain term-loan and revolver maturities, and add term-loan, revolver, and letter-of-credit commitments.

First Reserve Corporation · Longview Power LLC

The Energy and Infrastructure Group

Acquisition

2015

Longview emerged from bankruptcy restructuring in 2015 and was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Centerbridge Capital, and other partners through debt-for-equity restructuring. No acquisition consideration was disclosed.

Longview Power LLC · Kohlberg Kravis Roberts · Centerbridge Capital

Longview Plant - Global Energy Monitor

Bankruptcy Restructuring And Ownership Change

Apr 14, 2020

Under Longview's prepackaged Chapter 11 plan, more than 85% of senior secured lenders supported a transition of ownership to those lenders. The plan provided a $40 million new-money exit facility and stated that the senior secured lenders would become the owners.

$40.0MLongview Power LLC · Senior secured lenders

Longview Power Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 To Facilitate Ownership Change

Transactions and agreements

Acquisition Announcement

Jul 2026

American Electric Power announced an agreement to purchase the 710 MW coal-fired Longview Power Plant in Monongalia County for an undisclosed price. The acquisition was described separately from the adjacent Mountain State Clean Energy natural-gas development site.

American Electric Power · Longview Power LLC

AEP buys Maidsville coal-fired plant, acquires permits for natural gas expansion on the site - WV MetroNews

Land and environmental record

Acid Rain Permit

Jan 1, 2014

R33-56671-2018-2; effective January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2018. Plant not defined as coal-fired utility unit under 40 CFR Part 76.

WVDEP identified Longview Power, operator Longview Power LLC, and ORIS code 56671 under this historical permit. The plant was not defined as a coal-fired utility unit under the cited Part 76 provision.

Microsoft Word - R33-56671-2018-2 Pre-Draft.doc

Air-Permit Modification Application

Jan 22, 2026

NSR modification application R14-0024H received January 22, 2026

WVDEP's current NSR application listing shows Longview Power LLC/Longview Power, facility ID 061-00134, as a modification application received January 22, 2026. The retrieved record establishes application status, not final issuance.

NSR Permit Applications

Cooling-Tower Air Permit Condition

Sep 19, 2023

Mechanical-draft cooling tower drift control: 0.002% drift eliminator or equivalent. PM/PM10 limits: 4.1 lb/hr and 13.7 tons/year.

The Title V permit identifies the cooling-tower drift-control requirement and associated PM/PM10 limits. It also requires monitoring of cooling-water flow and either total dissolved solids or specific conductivity.

TitleV-Permit

NPDES Wastewater Permit Status

2016

WV0116238; zero-discharge facility

EPA's ECHO state-comments record identifies WV0116238 as the permit for Longview Power LLC and describes the facility as a megawatt coal-fired power plant with zero discharge and no limits associated with the permit.

State Comments on Frozen Data - 2016 | ECHO | US EPA

Parcel And Ownership Records

2025

Five Longview Power LLC deeded parcels: 37.603 ac (PID 31-03-0007-0010-0002; Fort Martin); 16.250 ac (PID 31-03-0007-0018-0000; Crafts Run); 13.324 ac (PID 31-03-0007-0012-0000; Robinson Run); 24.729 ac (PID 31-03-0013-0015-0000; Robinson Run flood area); 0.177 ac (PID 31-03-013A-0029-0000)

Monongalia County/West Virginia assessment records list Longview Power LLC as owner. Documented parcels total 92.083 deeded acres. This is a documented-parcel subtotal, not a verified total plant-site acreage, because available records do not establish these are every parcel associated with the generating station.

WV Real Estate Assessment Data

Mapped facility footprint

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2004
2004
Project ConceptLongview Po...
The Longview plant concept was developed as a supercritical coal project for the PJM market.
Jan 2007
Jan 2007
Construction BeganLongview Po...
Feb 28, 2007
Feb 28, 2007
Initial project financing closedFirm Repres...
A $1.1 billion debt package closed for the approximately $1.8 billion project, with GenPower Holdings committing the remaining construction funding.
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1. Dec 2011
  Dec 2011
  Commercial OperationAEP buys Ma...
  The single coal unit entered commercial operation in December 2011.
2. 2016
2019
2019
Proposed gas and solar expansionHoulihan Lo...
Longview was actively pursuing a separate 1,200 MW gas-fired combined-cycle plant and a 70 MW utility-scale solar project; the projects were proposed additions rather than a completed repowering of the coal unit.
Jul 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Emergence from second bankruptcyLongview Po...
Longview emerged from the 2020 bankruptcy on July 31, 2020 with new equity owners and the new five-year term loan.
Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
Proposed AEP AcquisitionAEP buys Ma...
American Electric Power announced agreements to acquire Longview Power and the Mountain State Clean Energy development site from Mountain State Energy Holdings. The price was undisclosed and the agreements required federal regulatory approvals.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

babcock.comFocalPoint Boiler Performance Optimization System » Babcock & Wilcoxother

Common questions about Longview Power Plant

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Longview Power Plant?

Longview Power Plant reports 807.5 MW coal of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Longview Power Plant?

Longview Power Plant is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in Monongalia County, WV, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Longview Power Plant located?

Longview Power Plant is in Monongalia County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Longview Power Plant?

Longview Power Plant is operated by Longview Power, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Longview Power Plant generate?

Longview Power Plant reported 5,124.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Longview Power Plant compare to other plants?

By capacity, Longview Power Plant ranks #90 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #8 of 9 in WV.

Co-located assets

Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.

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