Power Plants Near 26162 — Porters Falls, WV

33 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26162 (Porters Falls, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5798, -80.7762 · County: Wetzel

Coal 63%Natural Gas 36%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.6 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
9.2 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
12.3 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
17.4 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
21.8 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
27.3 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
31.3 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
31.5 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
31.6 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
32.7 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
32.7 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
35.5 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
35.7 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
36.4 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
38.6 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.9 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.6 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.4 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
43.1 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
43.6 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
44.4 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
44.9 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
45.9 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
46.1 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.4 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.9 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
46.9 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
47.2 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.3 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
48.4 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.5 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
49.5 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
49.9 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 33 power plants within 50 miles of Porters Falls, West Virginia (ZIP 26162), with a combined 14,353 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 33 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro at 7.6 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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