KYGER CREEK

Operating

Coal power plant

Capacity: 1,087 MW
Primary fuel: Coal
County: Gallia County
Operator: OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORP
Status: Operating
Commissioned: 1955
EIA plant ID: 2876
Generators: 5
Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
Net generation (2024): 4,783 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate): 50%
Data vintage: EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates: 38.9149, -82.1283

KYGER CREEK, a 1,087 MW Coal power plant in Gallia County, Ohio. Operated by OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORP, commissioned 1955.

How KYGER CREEK compares

With 1,087 MW of capacity, KYGER CREEK ranks 6th among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and 4th of the 14 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 15% of Ohio's operating Coal capacity and 5.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 106th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1955, it is older than 89% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Gallia County with one other operating plant, GENERAL JAMES M GAVIN.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 1,087 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,783 GWh in 2024 (a 50% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is GAVIN (765 kV), about 1.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by OHIO POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 4,925 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GENERAL JAMES M GAVIN (2,600 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

KYGER CREEK is a 1,087 MW coal power plant in Gallia County, OH, operated by OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORP, commissioned in 1955. Gallia County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 80th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.8 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

LowExposure band

Riverine floodingLeading peril

Relatively LowFEMA county risk rating

Gallia County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Riverine flooding	Relatively Low	80th	4.2 of 5	3.0
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	66th	3.6 of 5	0.44
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	63rd	3.5 of 5	4.5
Lightning	Relatively Low	48th	2.9 of 5	46.6
Winter weather	Relatively Low	47th	2.9 of 5	8.1
Hurricane	Very Low	46th	2.8 of 5	0.02
Strong wind	Relatively Low	45th	2.8 of 5	1.0
Wildfire	Very Low	40th	2.6 of 5	<0.01
Earthquake	Very Low	38th	2.5 of 5	<0.01
Hail	Very Low	34th	2.3 of 5	2.8
Tornado	Very Low	27th	2.1 of 5	0.12

Perils not assessed in Gallia County

These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.

Peril	Why it is not scored
Coastal flooding	FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Gallia County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.