Power Plants Near 22972 — Somerset, VA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 22972 (Somerset, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.1997, -78.2394 · County: Orange

Natural Gas 60%Nuclear 26%Solar 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.5 mi	Gordonsville Energy Lp Gordonsville, VA	Natural Gas	300 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
5.8 mi	Louisa Generation Facility Gordonsville, VA	Natural Gas	509 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
16.1 mi	Palmer Solar Center Troy, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
16.6 mi	Desper Solar Louisa, VA	Solar	88 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
18.4 mi	Rivanna Solar Charlottesville, VA	Solar	13 MW	Rivanna Solar Llc
19.0 mi	Whitehouse Solar Farm Louisa, VA	Solar	20 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
20.0 mi	Energix Aditya, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	12 MW	Energix Aditya, Llc
21.1 mi	Two Oaks Solar And Storage Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	—	Two Oaks Solar And Storage
21.9 mi	Cunningham Solar Llc Palmyra, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
22.5 mi	Madison Solar (Va) Locust Grove, VA	Solar	63 MW	Aes Clean Energy
23.9 mi	Greenwood Solar I Culpeper, VA	Solar	—	Greenwood Solar I, Llc
24.3 mi	Tenaska Virginia Generating Station Scottsville, VA	Natural Gas	1,011 MW	Tenaska Virginia Partners Lp
24.4 mi	Martin Solar Center Kents Store, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
24.8 mi	Richmond Spider Solar Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
24.8 mi	Pleinmont Solar 1 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	75 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
24.8 mi	Pleinmont Solar 2 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	240 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
24.8 mi	Highlander Solar Energy Station 1 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	165 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
25.3 mi	Merck Elkton, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
25.8 mi	Elkton Elkton, VA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Merck & Co Inc
26.1 mi	Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery Elkton, VA	Biomass	1 MW	Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery
26.3 mi	North Anna Mineral, VA	Nuclear	1,960 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
28.2 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
28.5 mi	Sun Ridge Solar Elkton, VA	Solar	—	Sun Ridge Solar, Llc
29.4 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
32.1 mi	Newport Hydro Station Newport, VA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
32.9 mi	Deer Wood Energy, Llc Scottsville, VA	Solar	—	Deer Wood Energy, Llc
32.9 mi	Deer Wood Storage, Llc Scottsville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Deer Wood Storage, Llc
34.0 mi	Bremo Bluff Bremo Bluff, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.2 mi	Marsh Run Generation Facility Remington, VA	Natural Gas	513 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
34.6 mi	Riverstone Solar Taggart, VA	Solar	—	Riverstone Solar, Llc
34.8 mi	Remington Remington, VA	Natural Gas	706 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.8 mi	Remington Solar Facility Remington, VA	Solar	20 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.9 mi	Bear Garden New Canton, VA	Natural Gas	559 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.9 mi	Twins Solar Harrisonburg, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
35.7 mi	Electric Avenue Facility Culpeper, VA	Oil	7 MW	Town Of Culpeper- (Va)
35.8 mi	Luray Hydro Station Luray, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
37.1 mi	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc New Market, VA	Solar	31 MW	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc
37.5 mi	Harrisonburg Power Plant Harrisonburg, VA	Natural Gas	—	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
37.6 mi	Prospect Power Bess Timberville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Prospect Power, Llc
37.8 mi	Waynesboro Bridge Solar, Llc Community S Waynesboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
38.3 mi	Pleasant Valley (Va) Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
38.6 mi	Mount Clinton Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
39.8 mi	Elm Spring Solar 1 Fishersville, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
40.0 mi	Augusta Csg, Llc Fishersville, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
40.4 mi	Ladysmith Woodford, VA	Natural Gas	893 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
42.7 mi	Kinglet Fredericksburg, VA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.7 mi	Mt. Jackson Solar Mt. Jackson, VA	Solar	16 MW	Energix Mt. Jackson, Llc.
44.5 mi	Randolf Solar Mount Jackson, VA	Solar	3 MW	Randolf Solar Partners Llc
44.8 mi	Shenvalee Solar Stuarts Draft, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
46.4 mi	North Stafford Hs Stafford, VA	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
46.5 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
46.6 mi	Ameresco Stafford Stafford, VA	Biomass	2 MW	Ameresco Stafford Llc
46.9 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
47.8 mi	Energix Nokesville, Llc Nokesville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Energix Nokesville, Llc
48.5 mi	Energix Buckingham, Llc Cumberland, VA	Solar	20 MW	Energix Buckingham, Llc
48.7 mi	Buckingham Solar Llc Cumberland, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
48.8 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
49.2 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
49.6 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Somerset, Virginia (ZIP 22972), with a combined 7,483 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 37 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gordonsville Energy Lp at 5.5 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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