Power Plants Near 26161 — Petroleum, WV

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26161 (Petroleum, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.1741, -81.2406 · County: Ritchie

Coal 65%Natural Gas 32%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.8 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
13.3 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
13.6 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
13.7 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
20.0 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
24.4 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.9 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
28.6 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.8 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
32.1 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
34.1 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.6 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
35.8 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
39.3 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
39.6 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
39.6 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
40.0 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
40.8 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
42.2 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
44.6 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
46.0 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.7 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
49.8 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Petroleum, West Virginia (ZIP 26161), with a combined 8,064 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 Energy Llc at 12.8 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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