Power Plants Near 25921 — Sophia, WV

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25921 (Sophia, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.7076, -81.2507 · County: Raleigh

Hydroelectric 49%Wind 36%Other Fossil 7%Natural Gas 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.9 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
30.5 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
30.7 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
31.5 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
34.3 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.6 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
36.6 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
40.4 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
41.5 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
44.6 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
47.2 mi	New River Dublin, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
48.7 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
49.0 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
49.0 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
50.0 mi	Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 Dublin, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Sophia, West Virginia (ZIP 25921), with a combined 441 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is New River Clean Energy at 8.9 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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