Power Plants Near 25081 — Foster, WV

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25081 (Foster, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.0908, -81.7659 · County: Boone

Coal 52%Natural Gas 41%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.5 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
20.3 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
22.6 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
26.6 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
27.1 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
30.2 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
31.2 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
32.3 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
38.0 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
44.7 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
45.9 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
46.1 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
46.6 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
48.2 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, 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 15 power plants within 50 miles of Foster, West Virginia (ZIP 25081), with a combined 5,591 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Marmet at 15.5 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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