Power Plants Near 26003 — Wheeling, WV

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26003 (Wheeling, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.1027, -80.6476 · County: Ohio

Natural Gas 48%Coal 38%Nuclear 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
17.2 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
17.2 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
20.8 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
21.6 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
24.5 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
26.9 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
29.6 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
32.2 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
33.3 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
33.5 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
34.4 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
34.8 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
36.6 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
36.8 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
36.9 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
37.1 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
37.6 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
39.6 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.8 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.2 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
40.4 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.5 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
40.9 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
41.8 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
42.1 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
42.6 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
42.9 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
42.9 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.1 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
45.4 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
45.6 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
46.0 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.1 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
46.3 mi	Echelon Solar Pettersonville, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
46.3 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
46.8 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.9 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.0 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
47.6 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
48.4 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
48.5 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
48.6 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
48.8 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
48.8 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.1 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.4 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
49.4 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
49.6 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Wheeling, West Virginia (ZIP 26003), with a combined 14,677 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cardinal at 10.3 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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