Power Plants Near 24860 — Matheny, WV

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24860 (Matheny, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.6624, -81.6070 · County: Wyoming

Hydroelectric 40%Solar 33%Natural Gas 26%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
26.5 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
38.9 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
38.9 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
39.0 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
39.8 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
40.8 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.0 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
45.5 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
47.9 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Matheny, West Virginia (ZIP 24860), with a combined 339 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is New River Clean Energy at 26.5 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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