Power Plants Near 24174 — Thaxton, VA

49 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24174 (Thaxton, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3600, -79.6522 · County: Bedford

Hydroelectric 42%Solar 35%Natural Gas 12%Oil 6%Biomass 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.0 mi	Orange Street G1 Bedford, VA	Oil	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
9.6 mi	Bedford Solar (Oppidum) Bedford, VA	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
14.3 mi	Niagara Vinton, VA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Appalachian Power Co
20.2 mi	Georgia-Pacific Big Island Big Island, VA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Gp Big Island Llc
21.3 mi	Snowden Big Island, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
21.7 mi	Coleman Falls Coleman Falls, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
21.7 mi	Holcomb Rock Holcomb Rock, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
21.9 mi	Cushaw Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Cushaw Hydro Llc
22.2 mi	Altavista Solar Lynch Station, VA	Solar	80 MW	Altavista Solar, Llc
22.3 mi	Salem Street Dept Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
22.9 mi	Smith Mountain Penhook, VA	Hydroelectric	548 MW	Appalachian Power Co
23.0 mi	Leesville Hurt, VA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Appalachian Power Co
23.5 mi	Salem Electric Department Salem, VA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
23.9 mi	Salem Water Plant Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
24.5 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
26.6 mi	Reusens Lynchburg, VA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
26.7 mi	Altavista Power Station Altavista, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
27.2 mi	Multitrade Of Pittsylvania Lp Hurt, VA	Biomass	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
28.4 mi	Hce Roark Mill Solar, Llc Hurt, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
30.0 mi	Depot Solar Center, Llc Rustburg, VA	Solar	15 MW	Emerald Hills Holding I, Llc
31.7 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
31.8 mi	Gladys Solar Llc Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Gladys Solar Llc
33.7 mi	Whitehorn Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	50 MW	Whitehorn Solar, Llc
35.6 mi	Pigeon Run Solar Project Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Pigeon Run Solar, Llc
35.7 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
36.4 mi	Monroe Solar Chatham, VA	Solar	2 MW	Monroe Solar Llc
37.3 mi	Maplewood Solar Climax, VA	Solar	120 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
37.3 mi	Amherst Solar Facility (Va) Amherst, VA	Solar	5 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.4 mi	Sycamore Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	42 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
38.4 mi	Fairfield Lee Solar, Llc Community Solar Fairfield, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
40.1 mi	Small Mouth Bass Solar Rockbridge Baths, VA	Solar	3 MW	Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners Llc
40.9 mi	Sunday Solar Fairfield, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
41.6 mi	Caden Energix Piney River Llc Arrington, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix Piney River Llc
41.8 mi	Water Strider Solar Nathalie, VA	Solar	80 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.1 mi	Green Acres (Va) Bassett, VA	Solar	5 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
43.2 mi	Virginia Tech Power Plant Blacksburg, VA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Virginia Polytechnic Inst And State Unv
44.0 mi	Spout Spring Solar Appomattox, VA	Solar	—	Spout Spring Solar, Llc
44.0 mi	Zenith Solar Chatham, VA	Solar	—	Zenith Solar, Llc
44.5 mi	Hce Millboro Springs Solar, Llc Millboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
44.5 mi	Tpe Irish Road Solar, Llc Chatham, VA	Solar	5 MW	Navisun Llc
44.5 mi	Tpe Whitmell Solar, Llc Chatham, VA	Solar	5 MW	Navisun Llc
45.1 mi	Philpott Lake Bassett, VA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Usce-Wilmington District
45.7 mi	Martinsville Lfg Generator Martinsville, VA	Natural Gas	1 MW	City Of Martinsville - (Va)
46.6 mi	Energix Leatherwood, Llc Axton, VA	Solar	20 MW	Energix Leatherwood, Llc
47.6 mi	Axton Solar Axton, VA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
47.7 mi	Hce Red House Solar, Llc Red House, VA	Solar	—	Standard Solar
48.2 mi	Caden Energix Axton Llc Axton, VA	Solar	66 MW	Caden Energix Axton Llc
48.7 mi	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc Appomattox, VA	Solar	16 MW	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc
49.7 mi	Martinsville Martinsville, VA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Martinsville - (Va)

Power generation near this area

There are 49 power plants within 50 miles of Thaxton, Virginia (ZIP 24174), with a combined 1,504 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 49 nearby plants. The closest plant is Orange Street G1 at 8.0 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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