Power Plants Near 25608 — Baisden, WV

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25608 (Baisden, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5840, -81.9051 · County: Mingo

Natural Gas 81%Solar 16%Hydroelectric 2%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
28.4 miBuchanan Generation Llc
Keen Mountain, VA
Natural Gas88 MWBuchanan Generation, Llc
33.5 miMartin County Solar Project, Llc
Pilgrim, KY
Solar111 MWMartin County Solar Project, Llc
34.3 miFlannagan Hydroelectric Project
Haysi, VA
HydroelectricJordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
43.7 miNew River Clean Energy
Beckley, WV
Biomass3 MWCox Enterprises
47.8 miClinch River
Cleveland, VA
Natural Gas475 MWAppalachian Power Co
49.7 miMarmet
Marmet, WV
Hydroelectric14 MWAppalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Baisden, West Virginia (ZIP 25608), with a combined 692 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan Generation Llc at 28.4 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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