Power Plants Near 23116 — Mechanicsville, VA

83 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23116 (Mechanicsville, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.6691, -77.3294 · County: Hanover

Natural Gas 46%Nuclear 33%Solar 17%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
8.7 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.7 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
10.7 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
11.5 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
12.0 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
12.3 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
13.1 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
13.2 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
14.8 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
15.8 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
18.4 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
18.6 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
18.6 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
19.2 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
19.3 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
20.0 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
22.7 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
23.0 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
23.4 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
23.8 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
25.8 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
26.1 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
26.2 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
26.2 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
28.6 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
29.3 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
29.6 mi	Ladysmith Woodford, VA	Natural Gas	893 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
29.9 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
30.1 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
31.1 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
31.1 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
31.4 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
32.3 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
32.8 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
33.5 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
33.7 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
33.8 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
33.9 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
34.3 mi	Hemings Solar Warsaw, VA	Solar	5 MW	Hemings Solar Partners Llc
34.6 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
35.1 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.8 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
36.9 mi	North Anna Mineral, VA	Nuclear	1,960 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
36.9 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
37.3 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
37.4 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
38.2 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
38.9 mi	Northern Neck Warsaw, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.6 mi	Westmoreland County Solar Project Warsaw, VA	Solar	20 MW	Westmoreland County Solar Project, Llc
39.9 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
40.3 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
40.5 mi	Two Oaks Solar And Storage Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	—	Two Oaks Solar And Storage
40.9 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
40.9 mi	Montross Solar Montross, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
41.0 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
41.2 mi	Springfield Solar Montross, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
41.2 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
41.5 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
41.7 mi	Energix Aditya, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	12 MW	Energix Aditya, Llc
41.9 mi	Waste Management King George Lfgte King George, VA	Biomass	13 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
41.9 mi	Martin Solar Center Kents Store, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
42.6 mi	Cerulean Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
42.7 mi	Whitehouse Solar Farm Louisa, VA	Solar	20 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
43.5 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
44.0 mi	Bookers Mill Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	127 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
44.3 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
44.5 mi	Electric Avenue Facility Culpeper, VA	Oil	7 MW	Town Of Culpeper- (Va)
45.7 mi	Desper Solar Louisa, VA	Solar	88 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
45.7 mi	Moon Corner Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
45.8 mi	Gardy's Mill Solar Kinsale, VA	Solar	14 MW	Gardy's Mill Solar, Llc
46.2 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
47.1 mi	Richmond Spider Solar Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.1 mi	Pleinmont Solar 1 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	75 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.1 mi	Pleinmont Solar 2 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	240 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.1 mi	Highlander Solar Energy Station 1 Spotsylvania, VA	Solar	165 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.1 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
47.6 mi	Puller Solar Topping, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.8 mi	Kinglet Fredericksburg, VA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
48.7 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
49.1 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.6 mi	Ameresco Stafford Stafford, VA	Biomass	2 MW	Ameresco Stafford Llc
49.8 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 83 power plants within 50 miles of Mechanicsville, Virginia (ZIP 23116), with a combined 10,984 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 53 of the 83 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mechanicsville Solar at 6.7 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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