Power Plants Near 26521 — Blacksville, WV

45 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26521 (Blacksville, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.7142, -80.2265 · County: Monongalia

Coal 68%Natural Gas 29%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.1 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
13.9 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
14.0 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
14.0 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
14.2 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
14.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
15.1 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
15.2 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
15.9 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
16.8 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
17.8 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
19.2 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
19.7 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
19.7 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
20.7 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
20.9 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
23.5 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
24.5 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.7 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
30.0 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
32.2 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
32.3 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
32.9 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
33.5 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
34.0 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
34.1 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
34.5 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.0 mi	Firstenergy Albright Albright, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
35.3 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
42.5 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
43.4 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
45.0 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
45.3 mi	Deep Creek Oakland, MD	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
45.4 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga29 Tpe Friendsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
46.0 mi	Yough Hydro Power Confluence, PA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	D/R Hydro Co
46.3 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
46.3 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
46.7 mi	Garrett County - Dpu Treatment Plant Oakland, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
47.3 mi	Terrapin Hills Wind Farm Accident, MD	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
47.3 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
48.3 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga25 Tpe ( Accident, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
49.2 mi	Listonburg Solar Addison Township, PA	Solar	15 MW	Listonburg Solar, Llc
49.7 mi	Md Cdg 002 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 002 Llc
49.9 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
49.9 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development

Power generation near this area

There are 45 power plants within 50 miles of Blacksville, West Virginia (ZIP 26521), with a combined 11,235 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 45 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grant Town Power Plant at 11.1 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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