Power Plants Near 24272 — Nora, VA

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24272 (Nora, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0182, -82.3500 · County: Dickenson

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
9.9 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
10.2 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
14.9 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
19.0 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
24.0 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
28.0 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
31.0 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
34.6 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
35.9 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
37.0 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.1 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.2 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.6 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
48.3 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
48.4 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.4 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.6 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
49.0 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Nora, Virginia (ZIP 24272), with a combined 2,077 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center at 7.1 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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