Power Plants Near 26181 — Washington, WV

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26181 (Washington, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2068, -81.6577 · County: Wood

Coal 67%Natural Gas 31%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.4 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
13.2 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
15.3 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
17.6 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
17.9 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
20.2 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
21.0 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
21.6 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
21.8 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
22.1 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
22.3 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
22.8 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
23.5 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
24.1 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
24.2 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
25.8 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
30.9 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
31.9 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
32.4 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
37.2 mi	Rolling Hills Generating Wilkesville, OH	Natural Gas	978 MW	Rolling Hills Generating Llc
38.7 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.8 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
47.8 mi	Philo L&d Hydroelectric Project Harrison, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.9 mi	Winfield Winfield, WV	Hydroelectric	25 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Washington, West Virginia (ZIP 26181), with a combined 9,478 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Belleville Dam at 7.4 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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