Power Plants Near 24224 — Castlewood, VA

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24224 (Castlewood, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.8764, -82.2876 · County: Russell

Natural Gas 43%Coal 32%Hydroelectric 13%Other Fossil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.9 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.2 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
15.6 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
17.8 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
20.6 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
21.9 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
24.9 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
26.7 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.4 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
27.4 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
28.3 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
28.9 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.3 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.9 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
38.0 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.0 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.5 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
40.4 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
45.0 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
46.2 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
46.2 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Castlewood, Virginia (ZIP 24224), with a combined 2,086 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center at 3.9 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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