Power Plants Near 25160 — Pond Gap, WV

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25160 (Pond Gap, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.2904, -81.2866 · County: Kanawha

Coal 87%Hydroelectric 7%Wind 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.0 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
9.4 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
10.6 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
11.6 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
15.6 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
22.0 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
31.7 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.5 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
37.7 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.6 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
45.3 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
45.3 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
45.7 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 Pond Gap, West Virginia (ZIP 25160), with a combined 3,365 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 London at 8.0 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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