Power Plants Near 26561 — Big Run, WV

33 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26561 (Big Run, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5845, -80.5776 · County: Wetzel

Coal 77%Natural Gas 21%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.3 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
16.4 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
18.5 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
19.0 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
21.1 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
22.1 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
24.6 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
25.0 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
25.9 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
28.1 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.0 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
32.5 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
33.1 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
34.0 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
34.5 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
35.7 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
36.8 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
37.0 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
38.5 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.5 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
39.9 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
40.1 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
40.9 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
41.1 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
41.1 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
41.3 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
42.5 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
43.7 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.4 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
46.1 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.3 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
46.7 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
49.4 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 33 power plants within 50 miles of Big Run, West Virginia (ZIP 26561), with a combined 11,740 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 33 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro at 16.3 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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