Power Plants Near 25276 — Spencer, WV

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25276 (Spencer, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.7897, -81.3303 · County: Roane

Coal 93%Hydroelectric 4%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
27.9 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
31.6 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
32.3 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
34.2 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
34.4 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.0 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
36.3 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
37.5 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
39.3 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
39.3 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
39.9 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
39.9 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
40.7 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
41.1 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
41.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
43.4 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
43.8 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
44.8 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
45.1 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
46.0 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
47.7 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Spencer, West Virginia (ZIP 25276), with a combined 10,006 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Great Bend Solar Project at 27.9 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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