July 31, 2026 - Omnis Pleasants has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company works to restructure negotiations between stakeholders and support a sale process for the Pleasants Power Station.

Omnis, which owns the power plant, announced Monday that it plans to seek bankruptcy court approval to continue the sale process. The process is expected to culminate in an independent third party purchasing the power station and continuing its operations.

Omnis purchased Pleasants Power Station in 2023 when it was a coal-fired plant, with the goal of transitioning it into a clean-energy facility.

The plant sells wholesale electricity to the PJM Interconnection grid, which serves more than a dozen states.

The company said it remains focused on improving the reliability and performance of the plant while continuing to honor its obligations to the PJM grid, vendors and employees.

Current management will remain in place, and operations will continue as usual, according to the company.

West Virginia currently has nine operating coal-fired power plants: Pleasants Power Station, Harrison Power Station, Mountaineer Power Plant, John Amos Power Plant, Mount Storm Power Station, Morgantown Energy Associates, Longview Power, Fort Martin Power Station and Mitchell Power Plant.

The newest of those facilities is Longview Power in Monongalia County, which entered service in 2011.

Several of the state’s coal-fired power plants have faced uncertain futures in recent years. However, regulators have approved extensions allowing plants including Mitchell, John Amos and Mountaineer to operate through 2040.