Power Plants Near 24656 — Vansant, VA

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24656 (Vansant, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1738, -82.1277 · County: Buchanan

Natural Gas 52%Coal 39%Solar 7%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.2 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
12.8 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
17.1 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
21.2 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
25.1 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
34.6 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
35.2 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
39.5 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
45.0 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.1 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
49.5 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Vansant, Virginia (ZIP 24656), with a combined 1,722 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 9.2 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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