Power Plants Near 25202 — Tornado, WV

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25202 (Tornado, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.3357, -81.8476 · County: Kanawha

Coal 76%Natural Gas 22%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.6 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
13.7 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
15.2 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
16.1 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
24.8 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
27.7 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
36.7 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
37.3 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.7 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
40.2 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
40.4 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
42.3 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
42.8 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
43.3 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
43.8 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
43.8 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
44.7 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
46.3 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Tornado, West Virginia (ZIP 25202), with a combined 10,431 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is John E Amos at 9.6 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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