FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,152 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Monongalia County
- Operator
- MONONGAHELA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1967
- EIA plant ID
- 3943
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,861 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 38%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.7108, -79.9275
FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION, a 1,152 MW Coal power plant in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Operated by MONONGAHELA POWER CO, commissioned 1967.
How FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION compares
With 1,152 MW of capacity, FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION ranks 7th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 7th of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.3% of West Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 7.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 100th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 64% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Monongalia County with 2 other operating plants, LONGVIEW POWER LLC and MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,152 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 3,861 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), down 22% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1967 and 1968.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is FORT MARTIN (500 kV), about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by MONONGAHELA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,805 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LONGVIEW POWER LLC (808 MW).
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
FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION is a 1,152 MW coal power plant in Monongalia County, WV, operated by MONONGAHELA POWER CO, commissioned in 1967. Monongalia County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Monongalia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 44.5 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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.