Power Plants Near 26206 — Cowen, WV

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26206 (Cowen, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.4133, -80.5358 · County: Webster

Hydroelectric 94%Wind 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.2 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
22.6 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
22.6 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
23.4 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
39.2 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
41.1 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
42.3 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
47.7 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Cowen, West Virginia (ZIP 26206), with a combined 3,253 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center at 21.2 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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