Power Plants Near 24850 — Jolo, WV

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24850 (Jolo, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3324, -81.8316 · County: Mcdowell

Natural Gas 52%Coal 41%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.0 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
29.2 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
34.2 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
40.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
44.7 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
46.2 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
48.5 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
49.6 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Jolo, West Virginia (ZIP 24850), with a combined 1,633 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 13.0 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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