FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station — United States of America
Coal power plant in Ohio, United States of America. Approximate location 39.3667, -81.2944.
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FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station is a 1,368 MW coal power station in Ohio, United States of America. It is operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Co LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 4,965 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes. It ranks #378 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% 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 USA0006004.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104262; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,368 MW, FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 41%, from 4,965 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 41% median for 244 coal plants in United States of America
- Generation trend
- 8,110 GWh in 2013 and 4,965 GWh in 2019 (−39%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 8,578 GWh; 2019: 4,965 GWh
- Share of United States of America coal capacity
- 0.2% of 621,194 MW across 802 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 457 of 745 dated coal plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Co LLC.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 13% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 56/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #166 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Willow Island power station · Coal · 213.2 MW · West Virginia
- Pleasants power station · Coal · 1,368 MW · West Virginia
- Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant · Hydro · 44 MW · Ohio
- Pleasants Energy LLC · Gas · 344 MW · Ohio
- Richard H. Gorsuch Generating Station · Coal · 200 MW · West Virginia
- Washington Energy Facility · Gas · 714.9 MW · Ohio
Location
Coordinates 39.3667, -81.2944 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station?
FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station is a 1,368 MW coal power plant in Ohio, United States of America, commissioned in 1980.
How much electricity does FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station generate?
FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station generates about 4,965 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station?
FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station is operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Co LLC.