Power Plants Near 25062 — Dry Creek, WV

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25062 (Dry Creek, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.8749, -81.4412 · County: Raleigh

Coal 91%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.8 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
22.4 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
22.6 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
22.9 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
23.8 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
27.0 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.3 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
46.3 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.1 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
48.0 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Dry Creek, West Virginia (ZIP 25062), with a combined 3,209 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is New River Clean Energy at 15.8 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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