Fort Martin however, employs about 180 people, according to the FirstEnergy fact sheet on the plant, and provides Mon County $3.4 million in annual property taxes – 26 more employees and just ...

In the late 2000s, flue gas desulfurization equipment, or scrubbers, were upgraded at the Fort Martin Power Station. Since the plant was brought online in the late 1960s, an estimated $650 million ...

Fort Martin and Harrison were placed into service in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The utilities said they will work to evaluate ways to replace the coal plants’ capacity, which combined ...

Fort Martin Power Station is located in Maidsville, West Virginia, along the Monongahela River. Two coal-fired units produce 1,098 MW of electricity. Unit 1 went online in 1967 and generates 552 MW.

HAYWOOD, W.Va (WDTV) - First Energy announced during their fourth quarter earnings presentation on Thursday, February 27, 2025, that there are plans to shut down 2 Mon Power coal plants in favor ...

By way of comparison, the company said its coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, W.Va., along the Monongahela River, produces 1,098 megawatts and can power roughly 650,000 homes.

Pleasants is a 1, 300 megawatt plant that employs 158 people and contributes $1.75 million in annual taxes to the county and school board. Fort Martin is 1, 098 MW, employs 180 people and pays $3. ...

The first project in the state was the 18.9-megawatt Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, and much like the new Rivesville site, it it sits on a functioning coal plant.

Allegheny Energy Inc. <AYE.N> said Friday that West Virginia regulators approved of the company's revised plan to finance the installation of scrubbers at the Fort Martin power plant in West Virginia.