Power Plants Near 26102 — Parkersburg, WV

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26102 (Parkersburg, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2183, -81.4979 · County: Wood

Coal 53%Natural Gas 46%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
10.6 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
13.6 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
14.5 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
14.8 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
14.9 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
17.3 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
20.2 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
20.9 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
21.4 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
24.6 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
24.7 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
26.4 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
28.6 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
28.7 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
30.4 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
34.9 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.5 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
39.8 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
41.7 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.4 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
45.7 mi	Rolling Hills Generating Wilkesville, OH	Natural Gas	978 MW	Rolling Hills Generating Llc
45.9 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
48.3 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
49.7 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Parkersburg, West Virginia (ZIP 26102), with a combined 12,068 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Richard Gorsuch 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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