Power Plants Near 26040 — Mcmechen, WV

40 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26040 (Mcmechen, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.9881, -80.7315 · County: Marshall

Coal 47%Natural Gas 41%Nuclear 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.8 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
17.9 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
18.8 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
20.6 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
23.3 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
25.3 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
25.3 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
25.9 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
29.1 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.2 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
40.9 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.2 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
42.4 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
42.4 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
42.5 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
42.7 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
43.8 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
44.0 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
44.3 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.8 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
45.3 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.3 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
45.5 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
45.5 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
45.7 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
45.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
45.9 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.0 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
46.5 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.5 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
46.8 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.8 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.2 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.5 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
47.9 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.5 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.0 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
49.1 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
50.0 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 40 power plants within 50 miles of Mcmechen, West Virginia (ZIP 26040), with a combined 16,221 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 40 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mitchell (Wv) at 11.8 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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