Power Plants Near 23708 — Portsmouth, VA

72 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23708 (Portsmouth, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.8354, -76.2983 · County: Portsmouth (City)

Nuclear 31%Solar 28%Oil 19%Natural Gas 15%Wind 4%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.9 mi	Wheelabrator Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA	Oil	60 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
4.2 mi	Elizabeth River Power Station Chesapeake, VA	Natural Gas	389 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
4.4 mi	Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA	Oil	51 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.1 mi	Ikea Norfolk Rooftop Pv System Norfolk, VA	Solar	1 MW	Ikea Property Inc
6.1 mi	Western Branch High School Chesapeake, VA	Solar	1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.3 mi	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
10.4 mi	Chesapeake Solar Project Chesapeake, VA	Solar	132 MW	Chesapeake Solar Project, Llc
11.9 mi	Bedford Solar (Dominion) Chesapeake, VA	Solar	70 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
13.1 mi	Grassfield Solar Chesapeake, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
14.0 mi	Oceana Solar Virginia Beach, VA	Solar	18 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
15.7 mi	Caden Energix Hickory Llc Chesapeake, VA	Solar	32 MW	Caden Energix Hickory Llc
17.5 mi	Prairie Solar (Va) Windsor, VA	Solar	—	Prairie Solar, Llc (Va)
17.7 mi	Woodland Solar Farm Smithfield, VA	Solar	19 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
18.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Solar Suffolk, VA	Solar	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
18.5 mi	Waste Management Bethel Lfgte Hampton, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
18.9 mi	Stratford Solar Center, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Stratford Solar Center, Llc
19.3 mi	Switchgrass Solar, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
20.8 mi	Twe Myrtle Solar Farm, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
22.0 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
23.1 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
23.7 mi	Oak Trail Solar, Llc Moyock, NC	Solar	100 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
26.3 mi	Ranchland Solar, Llc Moyock, NC	Solar	60 MW	Ranchland Solar, Llc
26.4 mi	Summit Farms Solar Moyock, NC	Solar	62 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
27.3 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
27.3 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
27.6 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
27.7 mi	Yorktown Yorktown, VA	Oil	882 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
27.7 mi	Suffolk Csg, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
28.9 mi	Morgan's Corner Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
30.1 mi	Shawboro Pv1 Shawboro, NC	Solar	20 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
31.1 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
31.3 mi	Soincpower6, Llc Sunbury, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
31.8 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
32.1 mi	Sugar Run Solar Sunbury, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sugar Run Solar, Llc
34.2 mi	Ho-Fel Solar Franklin, VA	Solar	—	Ho-Fel Solar Llc
35.2 mi	Bayview Bayview, VA	Oil	12 MW	Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
35.7 mi	International Paper Franklin Mill Franklin, VA	Biomass	83 MW	International Paper
36.1 mi	Downtown Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
36.9 mi	Pretlow Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
36.9 mi	Desert Wind Farm, Llc Hertford, NC	Wind	208 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.4 mi	Sandy Solar Shiloh Township, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sandy Solar, Llc
37.4 mi	Camden Dam Solar, Llc Camden, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
37.4 mi	Camden Solar Llc South Camden, NC	Solar	20 MW	Camden Solar Llc
38.4 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
38.6 mi	Gates Solar Llc Eure, NC	Solar	5 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
39.1 mi	Barnhill Road Solar, Llc Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.4 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
39.4 mi	Pasquotank Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	20 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
40.6 mi	Gliden (Op Zone) Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.6 mi	Southampton Power Station Franklin, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
41.5 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
41.5 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
41.7 mi	Chowan Jehu Solar Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Chowan Jehu Road Solar, Llc
41.7 mi	Shiloh Hwy Solar Shiloh, NC	Solar	5 MW	Shiloh Hwy 1108 Solar, Llc
42.1 mi	Gks Solar Belvidere, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.5 mi	Hecate Energy Cherrydale Llc Cape Charles, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
43.3 mi	Two Mile Solar Winfall, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.3 mi	Ryland Road Solar Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.3 mi	Gloucester Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
43.5 mi	Two Mile Desert Project Hertford, NC	Solar	16 MW	Citizens Enterprises Corporation
43.7 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
44.8 mi	Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (Cvow) Pi Virginia Beach, VA	Wind	12 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.1 mi	River Road Solar, Llc Cofield, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
45.1 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
45.7 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
47.3 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
47.4 mi	Downs Farm Solar Cofield, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.6 mi	Grandy Pv 1 Grandy, NC	Solar	20 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
47.7 mi	Winton Solar Winton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
47.8 mi	Sun Farm V, Llc Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.0 mi	Alpha Value Solar Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Alpha Value Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Hertford Solar Farm Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services

Power generation near this area

There are 72 power plants within 50 miles of Portsmouth, Virginia (ZIP 23708), with a combined 5,390 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 56 of the 72 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wheelabrator Portsmouth at 1.9 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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