Power Plants Near 26101 — Parkersburg, WV

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26101 (Parkersburg, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2644, -81.5354 · County: Wood

Coal 52%Natural Gas 46%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.1 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
10.3 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
13.3 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
14.3 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
14.5 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
14.7 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
14.8 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
16.5 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
18.3 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
20.9 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
21.0 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
22.0 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
22.7 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
29.1 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
29.2 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
31.1 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.3 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
38.0 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.6 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
40.0 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
40.7 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
44.5 mi	Rolling Hills Generating Wilkesville, OH	Natural Gas	978 MW	Rolling Hills Generating Llc
45.3 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
46.4 mi	Philo L&d Hydroelectric Project Harrison, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.4 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
47.6 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
49.3 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of Parkersburg, West Virginia (ZIP 26101), with a combined 12,183 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is Richard Gorsuch at 7.1 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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