Power Plants Near 24279 — Pound, VA

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24279 (Pound, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0927, -82.6016 · County: Wise

Natural Gas 43%Coal 32%Hydroelectric 10%Other Fossil 9%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.8 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
11.8 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
17.0 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
19.0 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
24.8 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.7 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
36.1 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
37.6 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
39.6 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
39.9 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
40.4 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
41.4 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.3 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
43.0 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
45.7 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
46.0 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.0 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
48.5 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Pound, Virginia (ZIP 24279), with a combined 2,104 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mineral Gap at 7.8 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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