Mt Storm
Dominion EnergyGrant County
Mt Storm is a coal-fired power facility with 1,680.9 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Grant County, West Virginia, registered as EIA Plant ID 3954. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the registered plant entity or operator. Mt. Storm is a historic mine-mouth generating station and was described as the largest coal-fired power station owned and operated by Virginia Power. Commercial operation began in 1966. The facility interconnects at MTSTORM4 at 500 kV.
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Petroleum Liquids, Conventional Steam Coal
Mt Storm is operating.
500 kV · Dominion Energy / Virginia Electric and Power Company
EIA plant 3954 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 570.2 | Unknown |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 570.2 | Unknown |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 522 | Unknown |
| JF1 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 570.2 MW 541.9 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal ST | Sep 1965 | Operating |
| 2 | 570.2 MW 551.6 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal ST | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| 3 | 522 MW 520 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal ST | Dec 1973 | Operating |
| JF1 | 18.5 MW 11 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids GT | Oct 1967 | Operating |
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EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
PJM
PJM · Grant County
| 18.5 |
| Unknown |
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath County | 2,862 MW | VA | |
| North Anna | 1,960.4 MW | VA | |
| Greensville County Power Station | 1,773.3 MW | VA | |
| Surry | 1,695 MW | VA | |
| Mt StormCurrent | 1,680.9 MW | WV | |
| Brunswick County Power Station | 1,472.2 MW | VA | |
| Warren County | 1,472.2 MW | VA | |
| Ladysmith | 892.5 MW | VA |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Unit 2 came online in 1966.
EIA-860 lists generator 2 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator JF1 with this operating date.
Unit 3 went into service in 1973, completing the original three-unit coal configuration.
EIA-860 lists generator 3 with this operating date.
Mt. Storm began coal-bunker and fuel-handling modifications with work on Unit 2.
Power Piping completed the Unit 1 coal-handling modifications in early 2006.
Unit 3 was retrofitted by the middle of 2007.
Dominion planned and carried out a CCR-compliance retrofit of the Pyrite Pond during the 2016 construction season.
Dominion proposed the 2.6 GW Mt. Storm Combined Cycle Station, while the existing approximately 1.6 GW coal-fired Mt. Storm Power Station was stated to remain operational.
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
Mt Storm reports 1,662.4 MW coal + 18.5 MW petroleum of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Mt Storm is a Petroleum Liquids, Conventional Steam Coal facility in Grant County, WV, participating in the PJM market.
Mt Storm is in Grant County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.
Mt Storm is operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Mt Storm reports a commercial operation date of 1966. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Mt Storm reported 4,256.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Mt Storm interconnects at MTSTORM4, on the Dominion Energy / Virginia Electric and Power Company system.
By capacity, Mt Storm ranks #33 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #3 of 9 in WV.
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.
