CPV Shay energy center — United States of America
Gas power plant in West Virginia, United States of America. Approximate location 39.260982, -80.715473.
GasWest VirginiaUnited States of AmericaCCGT · HRSGGE Power: 7HA.03Pre Construction
CPV Shay energy center is a 2,059.8 MW gas power station in West Virginia, United States of America. It ranks #160 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_cpvshaycenter_united.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,059.8 MW, CPV Shay energy center is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: 7HA.03. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #41 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station · Coal · 2,052 MW · West Virginia
- New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro · Hydro · 37.4 MW · West Virginia
- Long Ridge Energy Terminal Power Plant · Gas · 522 MW · Ohio
- FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station · Coal · 1,368 MW · Ohio
Location
Coordinates 39.260982, -80.715473 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is CPV Shay energy center?
CPV Shay energy center is a 2,059.8 MW gas power plant in West Virginia, United States of America, Pre Construction 2031.