Power Plants Near 24236 — Damascus, VA

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24236 (Damascus, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.6403, -81.7776 · County: Washington

Natural Gas 42%Coal 32%Hydroelectric 15%Other Fossil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.2 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
19.1 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.4 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
28.3 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.3 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.9 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
36.4 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.3 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
39.2 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.4 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
41.0 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
41.7 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.3 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
44.2 mi	Fries Hydroelectric Project Fries, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
44.2 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
46.1 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
47.8 mi	Byllesby 2 Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.9 mi	Buck Hydro Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.2 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
49.3 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
49.7 mi	River Trail Solar, Llc Galax, VA	Solar	—	River Trail Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Damascus, Virginia (ZIP 24236), with a combined 2,115 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Hills Energy at 18.2 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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