Power Plants Near 24221 — Blackwater, VA

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24221 (Blackwater, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.6390, -82.9866 · County: Lee

Natural Gas 60%Coal 22%Hydroelectric 10%Other Fossil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
18.2 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
24.1 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
25.9 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
26.5 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
27.6 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
28.3 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.7 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
29.5 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
31.6 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
33.4 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.9 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
35.5 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
37.2 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
39.3 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
40.7 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.8 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
43.2 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.3 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
46.8 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
47.9 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
48.1 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.9 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Blackwater, Virginia (ZIP 24221), with a combined 3,030 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 5.1 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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