Power Plants Near 24319 — Chilhowie, VA

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24319 (Chilhowie, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7719, -81.6651 · County: Smyth

Natural Gas 47%Coal 37%Hydroelectric 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
25.4 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
29.0 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
29.2 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.6 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
32.3 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
36.5 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
37.8 mi	Fries Hydroelectric Project Fries, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
38.5 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.2 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.3 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.3 mi	Buck Hydro Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Appalachian Power Co
40.5 mi	Byllesby 2 Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Appalachian Power Co
40.7 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
43.4 mi	River Trail Solar, Llc Galax, VA	Solar	—	River Trail Solar, Llc
46.4 mi	Wythe County Solar Wythe County, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
48.6 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.4 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Chilhowie, Virginia (ZIP 24319), with a combined 1,788 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Hills Energy at 25.4 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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