GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Nicholas County
- Operator
- GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 56333
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 144 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 20%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.2192, -80.8906
GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS, an 80 MW Hydro power plant in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Operated by GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned 2001.
How GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS compares
With 80 MW of capacity, GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS ranks 18th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 2nd of the 10 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 25% of West Virginia's operating Hydro capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 211th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 64% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 80 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 144 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 32% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by MONONGAHELA POWER CO, about 6.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 209 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HAWKS NEST HYDRO (102 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS is an 80 MW hydro power plant in Nicholas County, WV, operated by GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned in 2001. Nicholas County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 23rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Nicholas County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 16.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 46.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Hail | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.04 |
Perils not assessed in Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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.