How big is Mitchell (WV)?

Mitchell (WV) has a reported capacity of 1,632.6 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Mitchell (WV)?

Mitchell (WV) is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in Marshall County, WV, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Mitchell (WV) located?

Mitchell (WV) is in Marshall County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Mitchell (WV)?

Mitchell (WV) is operated by Kentucky Power Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did Mitchell (WV) start operating?

Mitchell (WV) reports a commercial operation date of 1971. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Mitchell (WV) generate?

Mitchell (WV) reported 4,104.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Mitchell (WV) connect to the grid?

Mitchell (WV) interconnects at Kammer yard, on the American Electric Power (AEP) system.

How does Mitchell (WV) compare to other plants?

By capacity, Mitchell (WV) ranks #37 of 206 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #4 of 9 in WV.

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Conventional Steam CoalPJM · Marshall County

Mitchell (WV)

Marshall County · PJM

Mitchell (WV) is a coal-fired power facility with 1,632.6 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Marshall County, West Virginia, registered as EIA Plant ID 3948. Mitchell (WV) is currently operating; coal operations are scheduled to cease by December 31, 2031, with no post-2031 project has been approved. Evaluated options include conversion to 100% natural gas, 40% gas co-fire followed by retirement, or replacement with a new combined-cycle gas plant.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 1,632.6 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 3948
Marshall County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Mitchell (WV) is currently operating; coal operations are scheduled to cease by December 31, 2031, with no post-2031 project has been approved. Evaluated options include conversion to 100% natural gas, 40% gas co-fire followed by retirement, or replacement with a new combined-cycle gas plant.
Grid connection: Kammer yard
765 kV · American Electric Power (AEP)

Infrastructure record

Operator: Kentucky Power Co

Profile

Operating status: Mitchell (WV) is currently operating; coal operations are scheduled to cease by December 31, 2031, with no post-2031 project has been approved. Evaluated options include conversion to 100% natural gas, 40% gas co-fire followed by retirement, or replacement with a new combined-cycle gas plant.
Grid role: Baseload, dispatchable generation capable of providing power around the clock.
Grid connection: Kammer yard · 765 kV · American Electric Power (AEP).
Physical build: Mitchell Station consists of two approximately 800-MW pulverized-coal-fired steam-generating units using bituminous coal. Documented installed/environmental equipment includes electrostatic precipitators, selective catalytic reduction, trona injection, and a Babcock & Wilcox limestone-forced-oxidation wet FGD system comprising two wet FGD absorbers (one per boiler), two limestone milling systems, and three horizontal table filters (two operating and one spare), plus associated buildings and structural steel.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 1,632.6 MW
Conventional Steam Coal
Operating status: operating
Mitchell (WV) is currently operating; coal operations are scheduled to cease by December 31, 2031, with no post-2031 project has been approved. Evaluated options include conversion to 100% natural gas, 40% gas co-fire followed by retirement, or replacement with a new combined-cycle gas plant.
Retirement: December 31, 2031
Mitchell (WV) is currently operating; coal operations are scheduled to cease by December 31, 2031, with no post-2031 project has been approved. Evaluated options include conversion to 100% natural gas, 40% gas co-fire followed by retirement, or replacement with a new combined-cycle gas plant.
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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	816.3 MW 770 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST	May 1971	Operating
2	816.3 MW 790 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST	May 1971	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,632.6 MW
National rank: #37
WV rank: #4

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

4.1 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

27.6%

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

KAMMER (765KV)

IN SERVICE · 765 kV

0.9 km

UNKNOWN140084

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

Capital Investment Approval

Dec 30, 2025

The Kentucky PSC approved Kentucky Power's $138.24 million in ELG and non-ELG investments ($77.86 million ELG, $60.38 million non-ELG) necessary to continue taking 50% of Mitchell Plant capacity and energy after December 31, 2028.

$138.2M780 MW contractedKentucky Power Company · Wheeling Power Company

Source

Transactions and agreements

Proposed Ownership And Offtake Arrangement

Nov 19, 2021

Kentucky Power's proposed New Mitchell Agreements contemplated continued 50-50 ownership with Wheeling Power, each receiving 50% of total net capability and generation. The proposal included a Wheeling Power buyout option for Kentucky Power's interest on or before December 31, 2028 unless an early retirement event occurred.

780 MW contractedKentucky Power Company · Wheeling Power Company

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In the Matter of: ) The Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power )

Regulatory Asset And Cost Recovery

Dec 30, 2025

The Kentucky PSC approved creation of an approximately $20.1 million regulatory asset for Kentucky Power's share of prior ELG Project costs recovered from or allocated to Wheeling Power customers. Recovery will occur through Kentucky Power's environmental surcharge tariff. This is a cost-recovery mechanism, not project debt.

$20.1MKentucky Power Company · Wheeling Power Company

Source

Federal Grant Award

Jun 5, 2026

The Department of Energy selected the Mitchell Plant upgrade for $51 million of federal funding to support installation of a new mechanical-draft cooling tower and replacement of the nearly 60-year-old natural-draft tower. Appalachian Power and Kentucky Power were the applying companies.

$51MU.S. Department of Energy · Appalachian Power Company · Kentucky Power Company

Appalachian Power Secures Federal Funding to Support Reliable, Affordable Electric Service

Land and environmental record

Ash Landfill Area And Capacity

2015

Mitchell Landfill: approximately 169.6-acre boundary, 57.6-acre CCR footprint, and approximately 10 million cubic yards capacity

The separate off-site Mitchell Landfill is a Class F industrial solid-waste landfill owned and operated by Kentucky Power. Its overall boundary is approximately 169.6 acres, the CCR placement footprint is approximately 57.6 acres, and maximum disposal capacity is approximately 10 million cubic yards.

Source

Coal Combustion Residuals And Wastewater

1977

Active Bottom Ash Pond and Clear Water Pond complex under WV0005304

The Mitchell Bottom Ash Pond is an active CCR surface impoundment within a Bottom Ash Complex consisting of the Bottom Ash Pond and Clear Water Pond. The complex received WVDEP operational approval in 1977 under WV0005304; the Bottom Ash Pond receives approximately 27,000 tons of bottom ash per year, with treated discharge routed to the Ohio River.

Source

Deed And Parcel Record

1973

760.36-acre tract conveyed to Ohio Power Company by deed dated August 31, 1973

The deed and survey records identify a 760.36-acre tract of Mitchell Plant land conveyed by Consolidation Coal Company to Ohio Power Company and recorded in Marshall County Deed Book 440, page 300.

Source

Solid Waste And Stormwater Permit

May 29, 2013

Mitchell Landfill NPDES Permit WV0116742

WVDEP approved NPDES Permit WV0116742 for the Mitchell Landfill on May 29, 2013. The landfill is regulated as a Class F industrial landfill under West Virginia's solid-waste rules and the NPDES permit.

Source

Wastewater Discharge Permit

Jun 13, 2022

Mitchell Plant NPDES Permit WV0005304

The plant's wastewater and cooling-related discharges are regulated under WV/NPDES Permit WV0005304. The permit record identifies the facility as Kentucky Power Company–Mitchell Plant in Moundsville, Marshall County; the permit's receiving-water system includes discharge to the Ohio River.

Notice of Appeal - Environmental Quality Board

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

May 1971
May 1971
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1, generator 2 with this operating date.
Dec 2012
Dec 2012
AEP Ohio transfer filing

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Kentucky Power Co

Entity 22053

Operating portfolio

2 plants

2 states

Reported capacity

1,913.1 MW

Conventional Steam Coal · Natural Gas Steam Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Mitchell (WV)Current	1,632.6 MW	WV
Big Sandy	280.5 MW	KY

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

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Units and generators

Performance

Peer context

Monthly generation

Grid and market context

Nearby substations

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Financing

Transactions and agreements

Land and environmental record

Related parties and identifiers

Relationship graph

Timeline and sources

Project timeline

Parties and identifiers

Reporting portfolio

Sources

Common questions about Mitchell (WV)

How big is Mitchell (WV)?

What kind of plant is Mitchell (WV)?

Where is Mitchell (WV) located?

Who operates Mitchell (WV)?

When did Mitchell (WV) start operating?

How much electricity does Mitchell (WV) generate?

Where does Mitchell (WV) connect to the grid?

How does Mitchell (WV) compare to other plants?

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