Power Plants Near 26031 — Benwood, WV

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26031 (Benwood, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.0181, -80.7342 · County: Marshall

Coal 46%Natural Gas 42%Nuclear 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.7 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
16.8 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
19.8 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
22.6 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
23.3 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
23.3 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
25.2 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
27.1 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
28.2 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.2 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
40.7 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
40.9 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
41.0 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.2 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
42.7 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
42.8 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
43.0 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
43.6 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
43.7 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
43.8 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
44.0 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
44.6 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
44.6 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
44.9 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.0 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.4 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
46.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.1 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
47.1 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.4 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.5 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.7 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.7 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.9 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.1 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.7 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
48.7 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
48.9 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
49.1 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.3 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
49.6 mi	Echelon Solar Pettersonville, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
49.8 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Benwood, West Virginia (ZIP 26031), with a combined 16,516 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mitchell (Wv) 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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