Power Plants Near 26229 — Lorentz, WV

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26229 (Lorentz, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0109, -80.3023 · County: Upshur

Coal 88%Wind 9%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.1 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
22.3 mi	Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV	Wind	114 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
24.3 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
25.8 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
37.4 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
38.1 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
38.8 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
40.6 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.7 mi	Mountaineer Wind Energy Center Thomas, WV	Wind	66 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
45.7 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.1 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
47.1 mi	Davis Solar (Wv) Davis, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
47.8 mi	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc Oakland, MD	Wind	40 MW	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc
48.5 mi	Firstenergy Albright Albright, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Lorentz, West Virginia (ZIP 26229), with a combined 2,442 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Summit Energy at 19.1 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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