Power Plants Near 24658 — Wolford, VA

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24658 (Wolford, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2880, -82.0274 · County: Buchanan

Natural Gas 52%Coal 41%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.6 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
18.1 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
26.3 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
30.9 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
34.1 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
41.1 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
43.3 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
43.4 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
47.8 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Wolford, Virginia (ZIP 24658), with a combined 1,634 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 8.6 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.

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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