Power Plants Near 24273 — Norton, VA

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24273 (Norton, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9378, -82.6249 · County: Norton (City)

Natural Gas 61%Coal 22%Hydroelectric 9%Other Fossil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
6.8 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
15.9 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
23.5 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
25.5 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
27.1 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
29.1 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
31.0 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.7 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
34.4 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
35.4 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
35.4 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
35.9 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.1 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
40.8 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
41.2 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.6 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
43.1 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.7 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
44.6 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
45.5 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
47.7 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
49.6 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.6 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Norton, Virginia (ZIP 24273), with a combined 3,083 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Greater Wise Solar Project at 2.9 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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