Power Plants Near 25031 — Boomer, WV
13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25031 (Boomer, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.1519, -81.2656 · County: Fayette
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 mi | Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV | Hydroelectric | 6 MW | Hawks Nest Hydro Llc |
| 4.9 mi | Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV | Hydroelectric | 102 MW | Hawks Nest Hydro Llc |
| 6.4 mi | London Handley, WV | Hydroelectric | 14 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 9.2 mi | Kanawha River Glasgow, WV | Coal | — | Appalachian Power Co |
| 17.9 mi | Marmet Marmet, WV | Hydroelectric | 14 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 20.9 mi | Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV | Hydroelectric | 80 MW | Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc |
| 23.9 mi | New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV | Biomass | 3 MW | Cox Enterprises |
| 35.6 mi | Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV | Wind | 56 MW | Southern Power Co |
| 37.5 mi | John E Amos St Albans, WV | Coal | 2,933 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 42.3 mi | Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV | Wind | 101 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| 42.3 mi | Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV | Other Fossil | 32 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| 43.7 mi | Winfield Winfield, WV | Hydroelectric | 25 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 48.9 mi | Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV | Battery Storage | — | Appalachian Power Co |
Power generation near this area
There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Boomer, West Virginia (ZIP 25031), with a combined 3,366 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Glen Ferris Hydro at 2.8 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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