Power Plants Near 24829 — Eckman, WV

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24829 (Eckman, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3752, -81.6539 · County: Mcdowell

Coal 52%Natural Gas 46%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.8 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
39.4 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
40.6 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
42.8 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
43.0 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
43.4 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
43.7 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
48.9 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
49.2 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Eckman, West Virginia (ZIP 24829), with a combined 1,281 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 21.8 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 West Virginia, visit the West Virginia state page.

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