# Coal Plants Still Running in West Virginia: All 11 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> West Virginia has 11 coal plants still running (5.4% of the US), #4 by count and #4 per person. From EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Coal Plants Still Running in West Virginia

West Virginia has **11 coal plants still running**: 5.4% of the US total of 205\. That ranks **#4 by count** and **#4 per person** (0.62 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* West Virginia has 11 coal plants still running, 5.4% of the US total of 205.
* That ranks #4 of 51 by count and #4 per person (0.62 per 100,000 residents).
* Pennsylvania has the most, with 13.
* Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026.

#4

national rank (per capita)

11

coal plants still running

0.62

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/), August 2026\. Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[West Virginia: 11 rows (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/west-virginia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/us.csv)

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## All 11 coal plants still running in West Virginia

| #  | Name                                  |
| -- | ------------------------------------- |
| 1  | FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station |
| 2  | FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station    |
| 3  | Gavin Power, LLC                      |
| 4  | Grant Town Power Plant                |
| 5  | John E Amos                           |
| 6  | Kyger Creek                           |
| 7  | Longview Power Plant                  |
| 8  | Mitchell (WV)                         |
| 9  | Mountaineer                           |
| 10 | Mt Storm                              |
| 11 | Pleasants Power Station               |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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