Power Plants Near 26587 — Rachel, WV

40 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26587 (Rachel, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5225, -80.2957 · County: Marion

Coal 69%Natural Gas 26%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.6 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
9.8 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
9.8 mi	Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV	Coal	2,052 MW	Monongahela Power Co
10.8 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
13.4 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.3 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
18.7 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
19.6 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
22.0 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
22.5 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
22.7 mi	Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Tygart Llc
23.5 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
24.9 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
27.1 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
28.7 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
28.9 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
29.1 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
30.7 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
31.8 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
31.9 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
31.9 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
33.6 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
34.1 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
34.8 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
35.2 mi	Firstenergy Albright Albright, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
37.7 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.8 mi	Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV	Wind	114 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
46.0 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
46.5 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
46.8 mi	Mountaineer Wind Energy Center Thomas, WV	Wind	66 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
47.0 mi	Deep Creek Oakland, MD	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
47.2 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.9 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.0 mi	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc Oakland, MD	Wind	40 MW	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc
48.1 mi	Garrett County - Dpu Treatment Plant Oakland, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
48.6 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga29 Tpe Friendsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
48.7 mi	Md Cdg 002 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 002 Llc
48.8 mi	Roth Rock North Wind Farm, Llc Oakland, MD	Wind	10 MW	Roth Rock Wind Farm Llc
49.0 mi	Md Cdg 001 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 001 Llc
49.4 mi	Tpe Md Ga140 Oakland, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy

Power generation near this area

There are 40 power plants within 50 miles of Rachel, West Virginia (ZIP 26587), with a combined 8,374 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 40 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grant Town Power Plant at 7.6 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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