Power Plants Near 26146 — Friendly, WV

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26146 (Friendly, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.4961, -81.0572 · County: Tyler

Coal 52%Natural Gas 47%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.5 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
15.7 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
15.7 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
16.9 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
18.2 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
18.3 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
19.9 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
20.4 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
23.3 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
24.6 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.3 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
26.4 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
31.7 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
32.5 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
35.3 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
35.3 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
39.4 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
39.6 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
41.8 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
43.5 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.7 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
47.9 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
48.2 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Friendly, West Virginia (ZIP 26146), with a combined 9,952 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pleasants Power Station at 15.5 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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