Power Plants Near 26426 — Salem, WV

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26426 (Salem, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2829, -80.5590 · County: Harrison

Coal 84%Natural Gas 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.6 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
14.0 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
28.6 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
29.4 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
29.4 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
30.5 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
31.1 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
32.8 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
33.4 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.8 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
39.2 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.7 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
40.0 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
40.2 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
40.3 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
40.8 mi	Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV	Wind	114 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
40.9 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
43.2 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
43.4 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
43.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
44.2 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
44.8 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.2 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.1 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Salem, West Virginia (ZIP 26426), with a combined 8,437 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Summit Energy at 12.6 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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