Power Plants Near 24641 — Richlands, VA

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24641 (Richlands, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0941, -81.8123 · County: Tazewell

Natural Gas 54%Coal 42%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.9 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
24.1 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
31.1 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
31.5 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
33.8 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
38.6 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
40.0 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
42.3 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.0 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
44.8 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
49.0 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Richlands, Virginia (ZIP 24641), with a combined 1,581 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation 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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