Power Plants Near 26137 — Big Springs, WV

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26137 (Big Springs, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.9854, -81.0721 · County: Calhoun

Coal 90%Natural Gas 7%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.6 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
28.9 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
28.9 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
29.1 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
35.7 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
36.9 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
37.6 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
40.3 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.4 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.2 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
45.2 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
45.7 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
46.3 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.5 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
48.2 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
48.4 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
49.9 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Big Springs, West Virginia (ZIP 26137), with a combined 5,235 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pleasants Energy Llc at 28.6 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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