Power Plants Near 24551 — Forest, VA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24551 (Forest, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3379, -79.2791 · County: Bedford

Coal 35%Solar 31%Hydroelectric 25%Biomass 5%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.9 mi	Depot Solar Center, Llc Rustburg, VA	Solar	15 MW	Emerald Hills Holding I, Llc
10.1 mi	Reusens Lynchburg, VA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
11.1 mi	Bedford Solar (Oppidum) Bedford, VA	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
11.5 mi	Coleman Falls Coleman Falls, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
11.5 mi	Holcomb Rock Holcomb Rock, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Holcomb Rock Company
12.8 mi	Orange Street G1 Bedford, VA	Oil	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
13.6 mi	Altavista Solar Lynch Station, VA	Solar	80 MW	Altavista Solar, Llc
14.2 mi	Georgia-Pacific Big Island Big Island, VA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Gp Big Island Llc
15.2 mi	Altavista Power Station Altavista, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
15.4 mi	Gladys Solar Llc Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Gladys Solar Llc
16.2 mi	Multitrade Of Pittsylvania Lp Hurt, VA	Biomass	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
17.1 mi	Snowden Big Island, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Town Of Bedford - (Va)
17.5 mi	Pigeon Run Solar Project Gladys, VA	Solar	—	Pigeon Run Solar, Llc
18.2 mi	Leesville Hurt, VA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Appalachian Power Co
18.5 mi	Cushaw Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Cushaw Hydro Llc
19.5 mi	Hce Roark Mill Solar, Llc Hurt, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
20.7 mi	Amherst Solar Facility (Va) Amherst, VA	Solar	5 MW	Appalachian Power Co
23.5 mi	Spout Spring Solar Appomattox, VA	Solar	—	Spout Spring Solar, Llc
24.9 mi	Smith Mountain Penhook, VA	Hydroelectric	548 MW	Appalachian Power Co
26.2 mi	Water Strider Solar Nathalie, VA	Solar	80 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
27.7 mi	Hce Red House Solar, Llc Red House, VA	Solar	—	Standard Solar
27.7 mi	Sycamore Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	42 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
28.2 mi	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc Appomattox, VA	Solar	16 MW	Caden Energix Pamplin Llc
28.4 mi	Whitehorn Solar Gretna, VA	Solar	50 MW	Whitehorn Solar, Llc
28.5 mi	Caden Energix Piney River Llc Arrington, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix Piney River Llc
31.0 mi	Maplewood Solar Climax, VA	Solar	120 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
33.3 mi	Niagara Vinton, VA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.4 mi	Prince Edward Csg Llc Pamplin, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
35.1 mi	Monroe Solar Chatham, VA	Solar	2 MW	Monroe Solar Llc
35.3 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
36.0 mi	Zenith Solar Chatham, VA	Solar	—	Zenith Solar, Llc
36.6 mi	Elam Road Solar, Llc Pamplin, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
37.9 mi	Fairfield Lee Solar, Llc Community Solar Fairfield, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
38.7 mi	Sunday Solar Fairfield, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
39.2 mi	Crystal Hill Solar Crystal Hill, VA	Solar	65 MW	Urban Grid Solar
39.9 mi	Small Mouth Bass Solar Rockbridge Baths, VA	Solar	3 MW	Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners Llc
40.9 mi	Blue Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
42.3 mi	Salem Street Dept Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
43.1 mi	Halifax (Va) Halifax, VA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Banister Hydro Lp
43.5 mi	Foxhound Clover, VA	Solar	83 MW	Foxhound Solar, Llc
43.6 mi	Salem Electric Department Salem, VA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
43.6 mi	Courthouse Solar Keysville, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
44.0 mi	Salem Water Plant Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
44.0 mi	Tpe Irish Road Solar, Llc Chatham, VA	Solar	5 MW	Navisun Llc
44.0 mi	Tpe Whitmell Solar, Llc Chatham, VA	Solar	5 MW	Navisun Llc
44.2 mi	Pineside Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
44.3 mi	Twittys Creek Solar, Llc Keysville, VA	Solar	14 MW	Cardinal Renewables
44.4 mi	Sunnybrook Solar Project - Hybrid Scottsburg, VA	Solar	51 MW	Sunnybrook Farm Solar, Llc
45.2 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.3 mi	Clover Clover, VA	Coal	848 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.5 mi	Piney Creek Solar Clover, VA	Solar	80 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
46.8 mi	Danville Kentuck Road Plant Ringgold, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Danville - (Va)
46.8 mi	Danville Danville, VA	Solar	6 MW	Terraform Arcadia
48.4 mi	Clover Creek Solar Scottsburg, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
48.4 mi	Hce Millboro Springs Solar, Llc Millboro, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
49.2 mi	Halifax Csg Llc South Boston, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
49.2 mi	Danville New Design Plant Danville, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Danville - (Va)
49.3 mi	Shenvalee Solar Stuarts Draft, VA	Solar	—	Antares Group Inc
49.3 mi	Halifax County Biomass South Boston, VA	Biomass	50 MW	South Boston Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Forest, Virginia (ZIP 24551), with a combined 2,441 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 36 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Depot Solar Center, Llc at 9.9 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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