Power Plants Near 24983 — Union, WV

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 24983 (Union, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5802, -80.5248 · County: Monroe

Natural Gas 32%Hydroelectric 24%Wind 24%Oil 13%Other Fossil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.0 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
23.5 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
24.7 mi	Virginia Tech Power Plant Blacksburg, VA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Virginia Polytechnic Inst And State Unv
27.6 mi	Radford Army Ammunition Plant Radford, VA	Natural Gas	18 MW	U.s. Army - Radford
29.1 mi	New River Dublin, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
31.7 mi	Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 Dublin, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
31.8 mi	Salem Water Plant Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
32.0 mi	Salem Electric Department Salem, VA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
32.7 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
33.6 mi	Salem Street Dept Salem, VA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Salem - (Va)
34.8 mi	Radford Radford, VA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Radford - (Va)
35.1 mi	Claytor Radford, VA	Hydroelectric	75 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.1 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
35.1 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
37.1 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
37.2 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.4 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
42.1 mi	Niagara Vinton, VA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Appalachian Power Co
45.0 mi	Rocky Forge Wind Eagle Rock, VA	Wind	—	Rocky Forge Wind, Llc
46.2 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
48.4 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Union, West Virginia (ZIP 24983), with a combined 657 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Celanese Acetate Llc at 21.0 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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