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In 2022, West Virginia had a total summer capacity of 15,021 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 56,665 GWh. [2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 85.6% coal, 6.9% natural gas, 4% wind, 3.1% hydroelectric, and 0.3% petroleum. [1]
The following is a list of the U.S. state of West Virginia's state agencies. Departments and agencies. West Virginia Department of Administration;
Republic is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek. [2] It was also known as Jochin . Its post office [ 3 ] is closed.
Phil Moye, a spokesman for AEP, said the energy generated at the John Amos Plant is enough to power about 2 million homes. [6] The plant employs around 300 people with a payroll of $27.1 million dollars. [4] A retirement analysis is to be conducted at Amos with a report due in 2022.
Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia . [ 3 ]
The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that West Virginia has significant wind power development opportunities, [1] with a potential of 69 gigawatts. As of the start of 2020, there were 376 wind turbines in operation in West Virginia with a generating capacity of 686 megawatts (MW) and responsible for 2.7% of in-state electricity production.
West Virginia's area codes (red area) Area codes 304 and 681 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entirety of the U.S. state of West Virginia . The numbering plan area was established in October 1947 with area code 304, as one of the eighty-six original North American area codes .
Before the merger with Massey Energy, Alpha had over 60 active mines in four US states. After the merger the number of mines reached 110-150. [10] [28] Notable ones include Belle Ayr Mine and Eagle Butte Mine (both in Wyoming). In Coal River East, Kingston Mining, located in Kingston, West Virginia, has some of the world's most sought-after met ...