MT STORM
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,681 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Grant County
- Operator
- VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 3954
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,160 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.2008, -79.2638
MT STORM, a 1,681 MW Coal power plant in Grant County, West Virginia. Operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned 1965.
How MT STORM compares
With 1,681 MW of capacity, MT STORM ranks 3rd among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 3rd of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of West Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 11% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 56th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 67% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Grant County with one other operating plant, NEDPOWER MOUNT STORM.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 1,681 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,160 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 1973.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is MOUNT STORM (500 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by THE POTOMAC EDISON CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 515 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEDPOWER MOUNT STORM (264 MW, Wind).
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
MT STORM is a 1,681 MW coal power plant in Grant County, WV, operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned in 1965. Grant County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 41st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Grant County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 20.2 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 38.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Grant 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 Grant 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.