Fort Martin Power Station
| Fort Martin Power Station | |
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 Fort Martin Power Station in 2026 | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Fort Martin, near Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°42′39″N 79°55′39″W / 39.710833°N 79.9275°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: October 1967 Unit 2: December 1968 |
| Owner | FirstEnergy |
| Operator | Monongahela Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cooling source | Monongahela River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,152 MW |
Fort Martin Power Station is a coal-fired power station on the Monongahela River at Fort Martin, near Maidsville, West Virginia. It is owned and operated by Monongahela Power Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy. The station's two units have a combined nameplate capacity of 1,152 megawatts (MW) and a net summer capacity of 1,098 MW.[1][2]
History
[edit]Plans for the first 500 MW unit estimated a cost of $57.5 million and annual consumption of about 1.35 million tons of coal from nearby mines. The planned site was about three-quarters of a mile upstream from the Pennsylvania state line.[3] Unit 1 entered commercial service in October 1967, followed by Unit 2 in December 1968. The units have net capacities of 552 MW and 546 MW.[1]
Fort Martin is planned to remain operational through 2035.[4] In February 2026, Mon Power and Potomac Edison proposed a separate 1,200 MW combined-cycle natural-gas plant adjacent to Fort Martin, with operation proposed for late 2031. A public hearing on the proposal was held in July 2026.[5][6]
Environmental controls
[edit]In 2006, the West Virginia Public Service Commission approved construction of wet flue-gas desulfurization systems for both units.[7] The systems entered service in 2009 and were designed to remove 98 percent of the sulfur dioxide from the flue gas using limestone forced oxidation, producing gypsum as a byproduct.[8] The plant also uses electrostatic precipitators to collect fly ash. Scrubbed flue gas is discharged through a 550-foot (170 m) chimney, while two hyperbolic cooling towers recirculate water with makeup supplied from the Monongahela River.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, June 2026" (XLSX). U.S. Energy Information Administration. July 23, 2026. Operating tab, plant 3943. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Fort Martin Power Station (PDF) (Report). FirstEnergy. 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Aerial View of Site of Fort Martin Power Plant, Monongalia County, W. Va". West Virginia History OnView. West Virginia University Libraries. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Proctor, Darrell (October 13, 2025). "FirstEnergy Plan Calls for New Gas-Fired Plant, Continued Coal-Fired Generation". POWER Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Mon Power and Potomac Edison Select Maidsville, West Virginia, Site for New Natural Gas Power Plant" (Press release). FirstEnergy. February 13, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Hughart, Chase (July 16, 2026). "Public opposition dominates PSC hearing on FirstEnergy's proposed $2.48 billion Fort Martin gas plant". WV News. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Commission Order, Case Nos. 05-0402-E-CN and 05-0750-E-PC (Report). Public Service Commission of West Virginia. April 7, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2026 – via U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ "Fort Martin Case Study". Babcock & Wilcox. Retrieved August 5, 2026.