Power Plants Near 26296 — Whitmer, WV

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26296 (Whitmer, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.7516, -79.5819 · County: Randolph

Hydroelectric 52%Coal 31%Wind 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.8 mi	Monterey Diesel Generation Facility Monterey, VA	Oil	6 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
24.1 mi	Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV	Wind	114 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
28.9 mi	Davis Solar (Wv) Davis, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
29.9 mi	Mountaineer Wind Energy Center Thomas, WV	Wind	66 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
35.3 mi	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc Oakland, MD	Wind	40 MW	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc
35.4 mi	Mt Storm Mount Storm, WV	Coal	1,681 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
37.8 mi	North Branch (Wv) Gormania, WV	Coal	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
37.8 mi	Roth Rock North Wind Farm, Llc Oakland, MD	Wind	10 MW	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc
37.9 mi	Nedpower Mount Storm Mount Storm, WV	Wind	264 MW	Clearway Energy Operating Llc
39.0 mi	New Creek Wind New Creek, WV	Wind	103 MW	New Creek Wind, Llc
39.3 mi	Bath County Warm Springs, VA	Hydroelectric	2,862 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
43.1 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
43.4 mi	Mount Clinton Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
44.1 mi	Md Cdg 001 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 001 Llc
44.1 mi	Md Cdg 002 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 002 Llc
44.2 mi	Pleasant Valley (Va) Harrisonburg, VA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
44.6 mi	Harrisonburg Power Plant Harrisonburg, VA	Natural Gas	—	City Of Harrisonburg - (Va)
44.9 mi	Tpe Md Ga137 Oakland, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
45.1 mi	Tpe Md Ga140 Oakland, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
47.1 mi	Twins Solar Harrisonburg, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
47.7 mi	Fair Wind Oakland, MD	Wind	30 MW	Fair Wind Power Partners, Llc
47.8 mi	Criterion Oakland, MD	Wind	70 MW	Criterion Power Partners Llc
48.9 mi	Randolf Solar Mount Jackson, VA	Solar	3 MW	Randolf Solar Partners Llc
49.2 mi	Prospect Power Bess Timberville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Prospect Power, Llc
49.5 mi	Black Rock Wind Elk Garden, WV	Wind	115 MW	Black Rock Wind Force, Llc
49.7 mi	Mt. Jackson Solar Mt. Jackson, VA	Solar	16 MW	Energix Mt. Jackson, Llc.
49.7 mi	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc New Market, VA	Solar	31 MW	Caden Energix Endless Caverns, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of Whitmer, West Virginia (ZIP 26296), with a combined 5,459 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is Monterey Diesel Generation Facility at 22.8 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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