Power Plants Near 24609 — Cedar Bluff, VA

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24609 (Cedar Bluff, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0876, -81.7590 · County: Tazewell

Natural Gas 53%Coal 42%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.7 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
26.5 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
34.0 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
34.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.9 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
39.7 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
40.0 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
41.9 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
42.8 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
43.1 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.2 mi	Buck Hydro Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Appalachian Power Co
49.9 mi	Fries Hydroelectric Project Fries, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Cedar Bluff, Virginia (ZIP 24609), with a combined 1,595 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 12.7 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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