Power Plants Near 24836 — Gary, WV

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24836 (Gary, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3658, -81.5544 · County: Mcdowell

Natural Gas 95%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
26.0 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
37.8 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
38.0 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
38.2 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
39.3 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
43.4 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
44.6 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
46.4 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.7 mi	New River Dublin, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Gary, West Virginia (ZIP 24836), with a combined 619 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 26.0 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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