Power Plants Near 24879 — Raysal, WV
11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24879 (Raysal, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.3244, -81.7614 · County: Mcdowell
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 mi | Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA | Natural Gas | 88 MW | Buchanan Generation, Llc |
| 32.9 mi | Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA | Hydroelectric | — | Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp |
| 36.2 mi | Clinch River Cleveland, VA | Natural Gas | 475 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 42.5 mi | Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA | Coal | 668 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| 46.4 mi | Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA | Solar | 20 MW | Caden Energix Wytheville Llc |
| 46.4 mi | May Solar Wytheville, VA | Battery Storage | — | Alpin Holding Llc |
| 47.2 mi | New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV | Biomass | 3 MW | Cox Enterprises |
| 47.8 mi | Mineral Gap Wise, VA | Solar | 3 MW | Madison Energy Investments Llc |
| 49.4 mi | Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA | Natural Gas | 285 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| 49.4 mi | Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA | Coal | — | Appalachian Power Co |
| 49.5 mi | Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY | Solar | 111 MW | Martin County Solar Project, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Raysal, West Virginia (ZIP 24879), with a combined 1,653 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 15.1 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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