Power Plants Near 24066 — Buchanan, VA

36 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24066 (Buchanan, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5479, -79.7123 · County: Botetourt

Hydroelectric 87%Natural Gas 4%Solar 4%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.3 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
18.4 mi	Cushaw Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Cushaw Hydro Llc
18.6 mi	Orange Street G1 Bedford, VA	Oil	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
18.6 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
18.8 mi	Snowden Big Island, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
19.4 mi	Bedford Solar (Oppidum) Bedford, VA	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
19.5 mi	Georgia-Pacific Big Island Big Island, VA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Gp Big Island Llc
22.2 mi	Niagara Vinton, VA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Appalachian Power Co
22.8 mi	Coleman Falls Coleman Falls, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
22.8 mi	Holcomb Rock Holcomb Rock, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
23.3 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
26.0 mi	Salem Street Dept Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
26.5 mi	Salem Electric Department Salem, VA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
26.9 mi	Salem Water Plant Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
28.6 mi	Fairfield Lee Solar, Llc Community Solar Fairfield, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
29.4 mi	Reusens Lynchburg, VA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
30.0 mi	Small Mouth Bass Solar Rockbridge Baths, VA	Solar	3 MW	Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners Llc
31.7 mi	Sunday Solar Fairfield, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
32.2 mi	Hce Millboro Springs Solar, Llc Millboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
34.1 mi	Altavista Solar Lynch Station, VA	Solar	80 MW	Altavista Solar, Llc
35.7 mi	Leesville Hurt, VA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Appalachian Power Co
36.3 mi	Smith Mountain Penhook, VA	Hydroelectric	548 MW	Appalachian Power Co
37.7 mi	Depot Solar Center, Llc Rustburg, VA	Solar	15 MW	Emerald Hills Holding I, Llc
38.1 mi	Amherst Solar Facility (Va) Amherst, VA	Solar	5 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.2 mi	Altavista Power Station Altavista, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.9 mi	Multitrade Of Pittsylvania Lp Hurt, VA	Biomass	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.1 mi	Caden Energix Piney River Llc Arrington, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix Piney River Llc
40.7 mi	Hce Roark Mill Solar, Llc Hurt, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
42.0 mi	Gladys Solar Llc Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Gladys Solar Llc
44.6 mi	Virginia Tech Power Plant Blacksburg, VA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Virginia Polytechnic Inst And State Unv
45.0 mi	Pigeon Run Solar Project Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Pigeon Run Solar, Llc
45.9 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.8 mi	Whitehorn Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	50 MW	Whitehorn Solar, Llc
48.9 mi	Spout Spring Solar Appomattox, VA	Solar	—	Spout Spring Solar, Llc
49.6 mi	Shenvalee Solar Stuarts Draft, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
49.8 mi	Monroe Solar Chatham, VA	Solar	2 MW	Monroe Solar Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 36 power plants within 50 miles of Buchanan, Virginia (ZIP 24066), with a combined 3,991 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 36 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rocky Forge Wind at 11.3 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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