Power Plants Near 24521 — Amherst, VA

52 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24521 (Amherst, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.6027, -79.0506 · County: Amherst

Natural Gas 57%Hydroelectric 22%Solar 14%Oil 3%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.9 mi	Amherst Solar Facility (Va) Amherst, VA	Solar	5 MW	Appalachian Power Co
6.7 mi	Caden Energix Piney River Llc Arrington, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix Piney River Llc
12.1 mi	Reusens Lynchburg, VA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
15.3 mi	Coleman Falls Coleman Falls, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
15.3 mi	Holcomb Rock Holcomb Rock, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
17.4 mi	Georgia-Pacific Big Island Big Island, VA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Gp Big Island Llc
17.7 mi	Snowden Big Island, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
18.1 mi	Cushaw Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Cushaw Hydro Llc
19.9 mi	Spout Spring Solar Appomattox, VA	Solar	—	Spout Spring Solar, Llc
22.8 mi	Depot Solar Center, Llc Rustburg, VA	Solar	15 MW	Emerald Hills Holding I, Llc
24.5 mi	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc Appomattox, VA	Solar	16 MW	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc
25.5 mi	Sunday Solar Fairfield, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
26.8 mi	Fairfield Lee Solar, Llc Community Solar Fairfield, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
28.5 mi	Small Mouth Bass Solar Rockbridge Baths, VA	Solar	3 MW	Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners Llc
29.2 mi	Shenvalee Solar Stuarts Draft, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
30.0 mi	Bedford Solar (Oppidum) Bedford, VA	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
30.7 mi	Pigeon Run Solar Project Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Pigeon Run Solar, Llc
31.0 mi	Pineside Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
31.4 mi	Orange Street G1 Bedford, VA	Oil	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
31.7 mi	Hce Red House Solar, Llc Red House, VA	Solar	—	Standard Solar
32.1 mi	Gladys Solar Llc Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Gladys Solar Llc
32.7 mi	Elam Road Solar, Llc Pamplin, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
32.8 mi	Prince Edward Csg Llc Pamplin, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
33.1 mi	Deer Wood Energy, Llc Scottsville, VA	Solar	—	Deer Wood Energy, Llc
33.1 mi	Deer Wood Storage, Llc Scottsville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Deer Wood Storage, Llc
33.9 mi	Riverstone Solar Taggart, VA	Solar	—	Riverstone Solar, Llc
34.3 mi	Elm Spring Solar 1 Fishersville, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
34.7 mi	Augusta Csg, Llc Fishersville, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
35.2 mi	Waynesboro Bridge Solar, Llc Community S Waynesboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
35.4 mi	Altavista Solar Lynch Station, VA	Solar	80 MW	Altavista Solar, Llc
35.6 mi	Altavista Power Station Altavista, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
36.6 mi	Multitrade Of Pittsylvania Lp Hurt, VA	Biomass	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
37.3 mi	Energix Buckingham, Llc Cumberland, VA	Solar	20 MW	Energix Buckingham, Llc
37.3 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
37.4 mi	Buckingham Solar Llc Cumberland, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
39.4 mi	Hce Millboro Springs Solar, Llc Millboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
40.2 mi	Leesville Hurt, VA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Appalachian Power Co
40.3 mi	Hce Roark Mill Solar, Llc Hurt, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
40.5 mi	Water Strider Solar Nathalie, VA	Solar	80 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.9 mi	Tenaska Virginia Generating Station Scottsville, VA	Natural Gas	1,011 MW	Tenaska Virginia Partners Lp
42.4 mi	Bear Garden New Canton, VA	Natural Gas	559 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
42.4 mi	Bremo Bluff Bremo Bluff, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
43.5 mi	Rivanna Solar Charlottesville, VA	Solar	13 MW	Rivanna Solar Llc
44.4 mi	Cunningham Solar Llc Palmyra, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
46.3 mi	Sycamore Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	42 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
46.7 mi	Courthouse Solar Keysville, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.1 mi	Smith Mountain Penhook, VA	Hydroelectric	548 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.6 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
47.9 mi	Twittys Creek Solar, Llc Keysville, VA	Solar	14 MW	Cardinal Renewables
49.4 mi	Whitehorn Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	50 MW	Whitehorn Solar, Llc
49.5 mi	Cpv County Line Solar, Llc Madisonville, VA	Solar	—	Cpv County Line Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Hce Moran Solar, Llc Rice, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 52 power plants within 50 miles of Amherst, Virginia (ZIP 24521), with a combined 2,749 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 34 of the 52 nearby plants. The closest plant is Amherst Solar Facility (Va) at 3.9 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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