Power Plants Near 26136 — Big Bend, WV

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26136 (Big Bend, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.9719, -81.1360 · County: Calhoun

Coal 66%Natural Gas 31%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
27.8 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
28.4 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
28.6 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
28.7 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
33.8 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
34.2 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
34.2 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
39.3 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.7 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
42.3 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
42.9 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
43.5 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.7 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
48.7 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.7 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
49.7 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Big Bend, West Virginia (ZIP 26136), with a combined 4,067 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pleasants Energy Llc at 27.8 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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