MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 69 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Monongalia County
- Operator
- MORGANTOWN ENERGY ASSOCIATES
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1991
- EIA plant ID
- 10743
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.6401, -79.9618
MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY, a 69 MW Coal power plant in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Operated by MORGANTOWN ENERGY ASSOCIATES, commissioned 1991.
How MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 69 MW of capacity, MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY ranks 19th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and is the smallest of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of West Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 253rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 54% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Monongalia County with 2 other operating plants, FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION and LONGVIEW POWER LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 69 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is FORT MARTIN (500 kV), about 5.6 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 2,888 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION (1,152 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
MORGANTOWN ENERGY FACILITY is a 69 MW coal power plant in Monongalia County, WV, operated by MORGANTOWN ENERGY ASSOCIATES, commissioned in 1991. 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.