POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · WV
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
West Virginia
8 data-center projects on file — 5.2 GW of nameplate capacity, $9.0B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$205
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
35.9%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#34
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+35%
#32 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
2.90 GW
· coal
John E Amos · Putnam County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
West Virginia · residential · latest
14.41¢/kWh
↓ -2.8% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
West Virginia · residential · 2026 YTD avg
14.60¢/kWh
↓ -0.1% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where West Virginia's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
WEST VIRGINIA · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
4.25 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
West Virginia is staring at an 4.2 GW energy shortfall: 5.2 GW of data-center load is under construction or permitted in the state, but utilities have only 1.0 GW of new generation in the EIA-860M pipeline to serve it. The largest plant in the supply pipeline is Wolf Summit Energy in Harrison County — 525 MW of natural gas across 2 units, first online 2028-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
8 projects
Projects on file
8
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
5.22 GW
≈ 23 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$9.0B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
SUPPORT · 2025-06
“If we're going to have data centers in need of more energy, we need a permitting structure that really works. We want them in West Virginia — they represent massive investments.”
— Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2024-09
“The nation must utilize all available resources, including nuclear power, to handle increasing energy demands of AI and manufacturing.”
— Sen. Joe Manchin (I)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in West Virginia
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in WV
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.