Power Plants Near 25049 — Comfort, WV

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25049 (Comfort, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.1372, -81.5962 · County: Boone

Coal 92%Hydroelectric 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.1 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
10.6 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
12.9 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
20.7 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
22.9 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
26.3 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
32.0 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
32.4 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
32.7 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
38.7 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Comfort, West Virginia (ZIP 25049), with a combined 3,177 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Marmet at 8.1 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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