Power Plants Near 24882 — Simon, WV

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24882 (Simon, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.6197, -81.7586 · County: Wyoming

Hydroelectric 40%Solar 33%Natural Gas 26%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
32.7 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
35.3 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
40.4 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
42.0 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
44.5 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
44.9 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
45.0 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.0 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
48.4 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Simon, West Virginia (ZIP 24882), with a combined 339 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 32.7 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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