Power Plants Near 26434 — Shirley, WV

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26434 (Shirley, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.3981, -80.7651 · County: Tyler

Coal 79%Natural Gas 20%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.3 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
21.5 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
23.1 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
24.6 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
24.8 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
28.4 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
28.6 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
29.7 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
29.9 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
31.0 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
32.3 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
34.0 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
36.0 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
37.1 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
39.1 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.8 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.4 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
41.1 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.2 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
45.2 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.0 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
48.0 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
48.2 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.5 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
49.2 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
49.6 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Shirley, West Virginia (ZIP 26434), with a combined 8,987 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro at 19.3 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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