Power Plants Near 20166 — Sterling, VA

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 20166 (Sterling, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.9814, -77.4723 · County: Loudoun

Natural Gas 85%Solar 7%Biomass 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.6 mi	Dulles Solar And Storage Chantilly, VA	Battery Storage	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
6.6 mi	Potomac Energy Center, Llc Leesburg, VA	Natural Gas	812 MW	Potomac Energy Center Llc
14.2 mi	Va- Us Foods- Manassas Manassas, VA	Solar	2 MW	Edprna Dg Va Manassas Llc
14.2 mi	Mncppc Germantown Solar Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
14.7 mi	Boyd Soccerplex Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
15.2 mi	Montgomery County Resource Recovery Dickerson, MD	Biomass	68 MW	Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
15.6 mi	Montgomery County Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Montgomery County Solar
15.8 mi	Dickerson Power Dickerson, MD	Natural Gas	326 MW	Dickerson Power, Llc
15.8 mi	Dickerson Dickerson, MD	Coal	—	Lanyard Power Holdings, Llc
15.8 mi	Church Street Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
16.1 mi	Dean Drive Area Electric Generators Manassas, VA	Oil	—	City Of Manassas - (Va)
16.4 mi	Dominion/Lo Mar Manassas, VA	Oil	19 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
16.8 mi	Godwin Drive Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
16.8 mi	Vmea 1 Credit Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	13 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
16.8 mi	Vmea Peaking Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
17.0 mi	Nist Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	4 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
17.2 mi	Water Treatment Plant Generators Gainesville, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
17.8 mi	Gateway Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
20.2 mi	Montgomery County Correctional Facility Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
20.4 mi	Nih Cogeneration Facility Bethesda, MD	Natural Gas	28 MW	National Institutes Of Health
22.3 mi	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy Alexandria, VA	Biomass	29 MW	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington
22.3 mi	Brookville Smart Bus Depot Microgrid Silver Spring, MD	Solar	5 MW	Alphastruxure Service Co Lp
22.3 mi	Energix Nokesville, Llc Nokesville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Energix Nokesville, Llc
23.3 mi	Ross Hall Central Utility Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	5 MW	The George Washington University
23.4 mi	Covanta Fairfax Energy Lorton, VA	Biomass	124 MW	Covanta Fairfax Inc
23.7 mi	Mo33 Csg Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo33 Llc
23.7 mi	7185 13th Pl. Nw Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
23.8 mi	I 95 Municipal Landfill Phase I Lorton, VA	Natural Gas	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
23.8 mi	I 95 Landfill Phase Ii Lorton, VA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
24.0 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 1 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.0 mi	Oaks Landfill - Anem Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.0 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 2 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.6 mi	Chp Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	—	Howard University
24.8 mi	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission Washington, DC	Natural Gas	11 MW	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission
25.4 mi	Cua West Campus - South (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
25.4 mi	Cua West Campus - North (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
25.9 mi	Aoc, Capitol Power Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	8 MW	Architect Of The Capitol, Capitol Power Plant
26.1 mi	Nationals Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
26.2 mi	Millville Hydro Station Millville, WV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
26.2 mi	Gallaudet Uni Community Solar Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Sms Dc Cs01b, Llc
26.4 mi	Dc Water Washington, DC	Solar	—	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
26.4 mi	Jbab - Washington Dc Washington, DC	Solar	6 MW	Jbab Solar I, Llc.
26.6 mi	Central Utility Plant At White Oak Silver Spring, MD	Natural Gas	54 MW	Gsa Metropolitan Service Center
26.8 mi	Walt Bailey Bioenergy Facility Washington, DC	Biomass	14 MW	Dc Water
26.8 mi	Dc Water Solar Washington, DC	Solar	4 MW	Marbury Point Solar Llc
26.9 mi	Wmata - Anacostia Csg Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
27.2 mi	Madison Solar 1 Llc Washington, DC	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.3 mi	Igs Cc, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.5 mi	Blake Solar Plant Charles Town, WV	Solar	96 MW	Horus West Virginia 1, Llc
27.5 mi	Ww-Dc Solar 1, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.5 mi	Oxon Run Cref Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Oxon Run Community Renewable Energy Facility
27.9 mi	Frederick County - Landfill Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
28.1 mi	Spectrum Solar Hybrid Oxon Hill, MD	Solar	6 MW	Spectrum Solar Llc
28.1 mi	Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Francis Scott Key Mall
28.3 mi	Ridgecrest Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
28.4 mi	Benning Road Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
28.4 mi	Wmata - S. Ave. Carport (East) (Csg) Hillcrest Heights, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
28.5 mi	Ncs Paradise Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
28.8 mi	Umcp Chp Plant College Park, MD	Natural Gas	27 MW	Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park
29.1 mi	Mo32 (Csg) Spencerville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo32 Llc
29.1 mi	Wmata - Naylor Rd. Metro Temple Hills, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
29.3 mi	Ncs Fcpa Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
29.5 mi	Ikea College Park 411 College Park, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
29.5 mi	Sol Phoenix Capitol Heights, MD	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
30.2 mi	Wmata - Cheverly Metro (Csg) Cheverly, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
30.3 mi	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm Beltsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm
30.5 mi	Synergen Panorama, Llc Csg Fort Washington, MD	Solar	5 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
30.9 mi	Beech Road (Csg) Temple Hill, MD	Solar	3 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
31.2 mi	Holly Spring Meadows District Heights, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
31.2 mi	Chaberton Solar Lime Kiln Fulton, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
31.4 mi	Sheriff Road Hyattsville, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sheriff Rd Solar Llc
31.6 mi	Ten Oaks Clarksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
31.7 mi	Fort Detrick Solar Pv Frederick, MD	Solar	16 MW	Montevue Lane Solar, Llc
32.4 mi	Possum Point Dumfries, VA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
32.4 mi	Md - Cpg - Ten Oaks Glenelg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Md Ten Oaks Llc
32.6 mi	Tpe Md Ho93 Clarksville, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
32.7 mi	Kirby Road Solar, Llc Clinton, MD	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
33.1 mi	Fedex Field Solar Facility Landover, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nw Stadium Solar Plant
33.1 mi	Livingston Crossing (Csg) Clinton, MD	Solar	—	Nautilus Solar Solutions
34.1 mi	Chaberton Solar Catherine Cooksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
34.1 mi	Remington Solar Facility Remington, VA	Solar	20 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.2 mi	Remington Remington, VA	Natural Gas	706 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.3 mi	First Baptist Church Of Glenarden Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
34.8 mi	Friendship Ii West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
34.8 mi	Friendship I West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
34.9 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit Llc
34.9 mi	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc
35.0 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc
35.0 mi	Biggs Ford Solar Center Walkersville, MD	Solar	—	Biggs Ford Solar Center, Llc
35.1 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc
35.1 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc
35.1 mi	Marsh Run Generation Facility Remington, VA	Natural Gas	513 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
35.2 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Little Patuxent Wwtp Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
35.2 mi	Chimes West Friendship (Nixon Farms) West Friendship, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sune Sem 1, Llc
35.2 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Blandair Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
35.3 mi	Frederick County Lfgte Facility Winchester, VA	Biomass	2 MW	Frederick County Virginia
35.3 mi	Kdc Solar Tc George Howard Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
35.5 mi	North Stafford Hs Stafford, VA	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
36.2 mi	Hecate Energy Clarke County Llc White Post, VA	Solar	10 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
36.5 mi	Redbud Run Solar Stephenson, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Sterling, Virginia (ZIP 20166), with a combined 3,778 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 70 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dulles Solar And Storage at 2.6 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Virginia, visit the Virginia state page.

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