Power Plants Near 23609 — Newport News, VA

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23609 (Newport News, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1959, -76.5248 · County: Newport News (City)

Natural Gas 36%Solar 23%Nuclear 22%Oil 13%Biomass 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.7 mi	Yorktown Yorktown, VA	Oil	882 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
9.4 mi	Waste Management Bethel Lfgte Hampton, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
9.5 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
9.8 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
11.3 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
16.8 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
16.9 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
16.9 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
17.3 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
18.0 mi	Gloucester Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
18.1 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
21.2 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
21.7 mi	Woodland Solar Farm Smithfield, VA	Solar	19 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
21.8 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
22.1 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
22.3 mi	Prairie Solar (Va) Windsor, VA	Solar	—	Prairie Solar, Llc (Va)
23.0 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.4 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
23.5 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
24.9 mi	Western Branch High School Chesapeake, VA	Solar	1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
25.7 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
25.9 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
26.2 mi	Puller Solar Topping, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
28.3 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
28.4 mi	Ikea Norfolk Rooftop Pv System Norfolk, VA	Solar	1 MW	Ikea Property Inc
29.2 mi	Twe Myrtle Solar Farm, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
29.4 mi	Wheelabrator Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA	Oil	60 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
30.9 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
31.1 mi	Bayview Bayview, VA	Oil	12 MW	Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
31.4 mi	Elizabeth River Power Station Chesapeake, VA	Natural Gas	389 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
31.8 mi	Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA	Oil	51 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
32.4 mi	White Stone Ocran Solar Llc Community So White Stone, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
32.8 mi	Rappahannock Solar, Llc White Stone, VA	Solar	2 MW	Rappahannock Solar, Llc
33.5 mi	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
33.7 mi	Sandale Solar, Llc Irvington, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
34.9 mi	Pleasant Hill Solar Suffolk, VA	Solar	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.1 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
35.3 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
35.5 mi	Hecate Energy Cherrydale Llc Cape Charles, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.8 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
36.0 mi	Switchgrass Solar, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.0 mi	Stratford Solar Center, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Stratford Solar Center, Llc
37.2 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
37.5 mi	Chesapeake Solar Project Chesapeake, VA	Solar	132 MW	Chesapeake Solar Project, Llc
37.6 mi	Suffolk Csg, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
38.3 mi	Oceana Solar Virginia Beach, VA	Solar	18 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.6 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
38.6 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
38.9 mi	Grassfield Solar Chesapeake, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
39.6 mi	Bedford Solar (Dominion) Chesapeake, VA	Solar	70 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
40.1 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
41.2 mi	Ho-Fel Solar Franklin, VA	Solar	—	Ho-Fel Solar Llc
41.6 mi	International Paper Franklin Mill Franklin, VA	Biomass	83 MW	International Paper
41.8 mi	Downtown Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
42.1 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
42.1 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
42.3 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
42.7 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
43.1 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
43.2 mi	Pretlow Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
43.5 mi	Caden Energix Hickory Llc Chesapeake, VA	Solar	32 MW	Caden Energix Hickory Llc
44.8 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
44.8 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
45.7 mi	Southampton Power Station Franklin, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.9 mi	Bookers Mill Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	127 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
46.5 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
46.5 mi	Cerulean Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
46.6 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
47.0 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
47.1 mi	Belle Haven Diesel Generation Facility Belle Haven, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
48.0 mi	Moon Corner Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
48.3 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
48.3 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
48.9 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.6 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Newport News, Virginia (ZIP 23609), with a combined 7,578 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 51 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Yorktown at 3.7 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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