Power Plants Near 26159 — Paden City, WV

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26159 (Paden City, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.6044, -80.9265 · County: Wetzel

Coal 60%Natural Gas 40%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.5 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
8.0 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
10.6 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
14.6 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
16.7 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
25.6 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
25.8 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
26.9 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
30.0 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
31.6 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.9 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.1 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
35.7 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
38.5 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.9 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
39.0 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
39.6 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
40.8 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
42.4 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
43.3 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
43.6 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
44.5 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.7 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.1 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
49.2 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Paden City, West Virginia (ZIP 26159), with a combined 11,796 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro at 5.5 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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