Power Plants Near 26261 — Richwood, WV

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26261 (Richwood, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.2230, -80.5445 · County: Nicholas

Hydroelectric 88%Natural Gas 5%Wind 4%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.5 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
9.8 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
9.8 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
18.8 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
34.6 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
36.8 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
40.4 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
41.8 mi	Covington Facility Covington, VA	Natural Gas	161 MW	Westrock Corp
43.8 mi	New River Clean Energy Beckley, WV	Biomass	3 MW	Cox Enterprises
44.9 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
47.0 mi	Low Moor Covington, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
47.6 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Richwood, West Virginia (ZIP 26261), with a combined 3,500 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center at 8.5 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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