MITCHELL
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,633 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Marshall County
- Operator
- OHIO POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1971
- EIA plant ID
- 3948
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,090 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.8291, -80.8157
MITCHELL, a 1,633 MW Coal power plant in Marshall County, West Virginia. Operated by OHIO POWER CO, commissioned 1971.
How MITCHELL compares
With 1,633 MW of capacity, MITCHELL ranks 4th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 4th of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of West Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 11% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 63rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is older than 58% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Marshall County with one other operating plant, PPG NATRIUM PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,633 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,090 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), up 17% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 765 kV line owned by WHEELING POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 168 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PPG NATRIUM PLANT (123 MW, Coal).
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
MITCHELL is a 1,633 MW coal power plant in Marshall County, WV, operated by OHIO POWER CO, commissioned in 1971. Marshall County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 44th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Marshall County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 43.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 9.4 |
Perils not assessed in Marshall 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 Marshall 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.