Power Plants Near 24218 — Ben Hur, VA

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24218 (Ben Hur, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7435, -83.2234 · County: Lee

Natural Gas 66%Hydroelectric 19%Other Fossil 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.8 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
29.1 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.0 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
32.9 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
37.9 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
38.7 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
38.8 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
40.7 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
42.3 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
42.5 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
42.6 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.0 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
43.1 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.2 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
46.5 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
46.6 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
46.7 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
48.3 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Ben Hur, Virginia (ZIP 24218), with a combined 1,587 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 15.8 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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