Power Plants Near 24243 — Dryden, VA

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24243 (Dryden, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7818, -82.9305 · County: Lee

Natural Gas 62%Coal 23%Hydroelectric 7%Other Fossil 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.4 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
17.5 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
25.8 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
26.8 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
28.0 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
28.1 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.5 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.7 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
35.2 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
36.0 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
36.1 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.2 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
40.1 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
41.7 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
42.2 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
43.1 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
44.8 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
44.8 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
44.8 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
45.4 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
46.0 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
46.5 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
49.6 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
49.9 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Dryden, Virginia (ZIP 24243), with a combined 2,933 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 15.4 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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