Power Plants Near 25962 — Rainelle, WV

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 25962 (Rainelle, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.9661, -80.7821 · County: Greenbrier

Hydroelectric 36%Natural Gas 32%Wind 26%Other Fossil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.7 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
17.9 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
17.9 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
18.5 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
23.2 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
24.8 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
26.7 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
35.7 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
38.5 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
41.4 mi	Glen Lyn Glen Lyn, VA	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
43.0 mi	Celanese Acetate Llc Narrows, VA	Natural Gas	27 MW	Celanese Acetate Llc
44.5 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
47.2 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Rainelle, West Virginia (ZIP 25962), with a combined 596 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center at 13.7 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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