Power plant planned near Moundsville
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Developers said a natural gas-fired power plant is planned for the Moundsville area in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle.
Officials for Moundsville Power and the Regional Economic Development Partnership of Wheeling unveiled the plans for the $615 million plant Tuesday at a Marshall County Commission meeting.
Andrew Dorn, managing partner of Moundsville Power, said developers have filed air-quality permits and hope to begin construction next spring near a Williams Energy processing plant along the Ohio River.
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register reported the project would create up to 500 construction jobs, while the plant would employ 30 full-time workers. It would generate up to 549 megawatts of electricity when operational by 2018.
The project comes as American Electric Power prepares to close its coal-fired Kammer Plant near Moundsville by next year.