Power Plants Near 24634 — Pilgrims Knob, VA
9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24634 (Pilgrims Knob, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.2746, -81.9024 · County: Buchanan
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 mi | Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA | Natural Gas | 88 MW | Buchanan Generation, Llc |
| 24.7 mi | Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA | Hydroelectric | — | Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp |
| 28.7 mi | Clinch River Cleveland, VA | Natural Gas | 475 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 34.5 mi | Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA | Coal | 668 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| 39.4 mi | Mineral Gap Wise, VA | Solar | 3 MW | Madison Energy Investments Llc |
| 43.6 mi | Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA | Natural Gas | 285 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| 46.2 mi | Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY | Solar | 111 MW | Martin County Solar Project, Llc |
| 48.3 mi | Bristol Plant Bristol, VA | Biomass | 4 MW | Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc |
| 48.8 mi | Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA | Solar | — | Bq Energy Development |
Power generation near this area
There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia (ZIP 24634), with a combined 1,634 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 7.6 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.
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