Power Plants Near 25076 — Ethel, WV

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25076 (Ethel, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.8665, -81.9123 · County: Logan

Coal 52%Natural Gas 43%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
31.5 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
32.5 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.5 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
36.2 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
37.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.1 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
42.2 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
42.7 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
43.8 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
43.9 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
44.6 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
45.7 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.8 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
48.4 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
49.6 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
49.9 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Ethel, West Virginia (ZIP 25076), with a combined 5,599 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Martin County Solar Project, Llc at 31.5 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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