GRANT TOWN POWER PLANT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 96 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Marion County
- Operator
- AMERICAN BITUMINOUS POWER LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1992
- EIA plant ID
- 10151
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 615 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 73%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.5621, -80.1628
GRANT TOWN POWER PLANT, a 96 MW Coal power plant in Marion County, West Virginia. Operated by AMERICAN BITUMINOUS POWER LP, commissioned 1992.
How GRANT TOWN POWER PLANT compares
With 96 MW of capacity, GRANT TOWN POWER PLANT ranks 17th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 9th of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of West Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 236th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is newer than 58% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 96 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 615 GWh in 2024 (a 73% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HARRISON (500 kV), about 15.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by MONONGAHELA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 4,863 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY HARRISON POWER STATION (2,052 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
GRANT TOWN POWER PLANT is a 96 MW coal power plant in Marion County, WV, operated by AMERICAN BITUMINOUS POWER LP, commissioned in 1992. Marion County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 52nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Marion County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 44.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 9.3 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Marion 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 Marion 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.