Power Plants Near 25312 — Charleston, WV

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25312 (Charleston, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.4096, -81.6747 · County: Kanawha

Coal 87%Natural Gas 10%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.2 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
12.3 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
15.3 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
19.7 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
22.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
24.6 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
30.8 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
32.6 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
37.1 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
40.8 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
41.4 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
41.8 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
42.6 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
43.4 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
44.5 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
46.6 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
49.1 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
49.6 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
50.0 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Charleston, West Virginia (ZIP 25312), with a combined 9,126 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is John E Amos at 9.2 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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