Pleasants Power Station

Pleasants Power Station
Pleasants Power Station viewed from West Virginia Route 2 in 2015
CountryUnited States
LocationBelmont, West Virginia
Coordinates39°22′01″N 81°17′41″W / 39.36694°N 81.29472°W / 39.36694; -81.29472
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1979
Unit 2: 1980
OwnerOmnis Pleasants LLC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,300 MW
External links
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Pleasants Power Station is a 1.3-gigawatt (1,300 MW) coal power plant located near Belmont, West Virginia, in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant is owned by Omnis Pleasants LLC and began operations in 1979. The power plant was the site of the Willow Island disaster in 1978.

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