Power Plants Near 26601 — Sutton, WV

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26601 (Sutton, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.6541, -80.6760 · County: Braxton

Wind 54%Hydroelectric 40%Other Fossil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
32.2 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
37.6 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
40.4 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
40.4 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
44.2 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
45.5 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
47.7 mi	Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV	Natural Gas	—	Wolf Summit Energy Llc
49.0 mi	Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV	Wind	114 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
49.2 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Sutton, West Virginia (ZIP 26601), with a combined 504 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gauley River Power Partners at 32.2 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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