Power Plants Near 25501 — Alkol, WV

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25501 (Alkol, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.1609, -81.9840 · County: Lincoln

Coal 53%Natural Gas 42%Hydroelectric 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.9 mi	Aep Milton Nas Milton, WV	Battery Storage	—	Appalachian Power Co
23.3 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
23.4 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
25.6 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co
30.7 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
33.1 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.4 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.8 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
34.4 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
35.4 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
38.2 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
41.8 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
43.9 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
47.6 mi	Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Alkol, West Virginia (ZIP 25501), with a combined 5,510 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Aep Milton Nas at 15.9 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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