Power Plants Near 26178 — Smithville, WV

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26178 (Smithville, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0671, -81.0620 · County: Ritchie

Coal 63%Natural Gas 35%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
24.2 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
24.3 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
24.3 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
24.5 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
32.1 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
36.1 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
36.4 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
38.3 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
40.1 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.4 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
42.8 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
44.2 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
44.8 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
45.4 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
46.0 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.6 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
46.7 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
47.2 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.6 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
47.6 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
48.3 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Smithville, West Virginia (ZIP 26178), with a combined 7,517 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pleasants Power Station at 24.2 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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