Power Plants Near 26202 — Fenwick, WV

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26202 (Fenwick, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.2447, -80.6350 · County: Nicholas

Hydroelectric 90%Natural Gas 5%Wind 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.2 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
13.3 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
13.3 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
14.0 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
30.1 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
32.2 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
40.1 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.2 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
42.8 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
45.4 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.5 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Fenwick, West Virginia (ZIP 26202), with a combined 3,417 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center at 9.2 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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