Power Plants Near 25251 — Left Hand, WV

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25251 (Left Hand, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.6063, -81.2467 · County: Roane

Coal 92%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
29.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
29.3 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
30.0 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
31.7 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
31.9 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
32.5 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.0 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
36.5 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
39.4 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
41.5 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
44.1 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
44.2 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
45.1 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.4 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Left Hand, West Virginia (ZIP 25251), with a combined 4,620 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is London at 29.2 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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