Power Plants Near 24458 — Mc Dowell, VA

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24458 (Mc Dowell, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.3266, -79.4988 · County: Highland

Hydroelectric 89%Natural Gas 5%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Monterey Diesel Generation Facility Monterey, VA	Oil	6 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
18.3 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
22.9 mi	Hce Millboro Springs Solar, Llc Millboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
29.5 mi	Small Mouth Bass Solar Rockbridge Baths, VA	Solar	3 MW	Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners Llc
31.1 mi	Sunday Solar Fairfield, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
31.5 mi	Fairfield Lee Solar, Llc Community Solar Fairfield, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
32.8 mi	Shenvalee Solar Stuarts Draft, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
32.9 mi	Pleasant Valley (Va) Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
32.9 mi	Augusta Csg, Llc Fishersville, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
33.4 mi	Elm Spring Solar 1 Fishersville, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
34.9 mi	Waynesboro Bridge Solar, Llc Community S Waynesboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
35.1 mi	Harrisonburg Power Plant Harrisonburg, VA	Natural Gas	—	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
35.7 mi	Mount Clinton Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
38.7 mi	Twins Solar Harrisonburg, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
40.9 mi	Sun Ridge Solar Elkton, VA	Solar	—	Sun Ridge Solar, Llc
43.6 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
44.2 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
44.6 mi	Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery Elkton, VA	Biomass	1 MW	Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery
45.3 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
46.0 mi	Elkton Elkton, VA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Merck & Co Inc
46.5 mi	Merck Elkton, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
48.3 mi	Prospect Power Bess Timberville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Prospect Power, Llc
48.7 mi	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc New Market, VA	Solar	31 MW	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Mc Dowell, Virginia (ZIP 24458), with a combined 3,222 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Monterey Diesel Generation Facility at 8.2 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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