Power Plants Near 25174 — Rock Creek, WV

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25174 (Rock Creek, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.8547, -81.4184 · County: Raleigh

Coal 91%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.3 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
23.1 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
23.6 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
24.2 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
24.2 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
28.7 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.2 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
45.2 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
47.3 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
48.1 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Rock Creek, West Virginia (ZIP 25174), 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 14.3 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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