Power Plants Near 25180 — Saxon, WV

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25180 (Saxon, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.7901, -81.4346 · County: Raleigh

Hydroelectric 71%Wind 19%Natural Gas 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.0 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
27.5 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
28.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
28.5 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
28.7 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
32.8 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.9 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
42.6 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
47.9 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
50.0 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 Saxon, West Virginia (ZIP 25180), with a combined 304 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 15.0 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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