Power Plants Near 26615 — Copen, WV
9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26615 (Copen, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.8376, -80.7295 · County: Braxton
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.0 mi | Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV | Natural Gas | — | Wolf Summit Energy Llc |
| 43.3 mi | Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV | Coal | 2,052 MW | Monongahela Power Co |
| 43.6 mi | Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV | Hydroelectric | 80 MW | Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc |
| 46.8 mi | Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV | Wind | 114 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| 47.5 mi | Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV | Coal | 1,368 MW | Omnis Pleasants, Llc |
| 47.7 mi | Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV | Coal | — | Monongahela Power Co |
| 47.8 mi | Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV | Hydroelectric | 44 MW | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| 48.2 mi | Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV | Natural Gas | 344 MW | Pleasants Energy Llc |
| 49.3 mi | Tygart Hydropower Grafton, WV | Hydroelectric | — | Tygart Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Copen, West Virginia (ZIP 26615), with a combined 4,002 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Summit Energy at 38.0 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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