Power Plants Near 26619 — Exchange, WV
9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26619 (Exchange, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.7358, -80.7324 · County: Braxton
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.7 mi | Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV | Hydroelectric | 80 MW | Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc |
| 43.6 mi | Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV | Wind | 56 MW | Southern Power Co |
| 44.0 mi | Wolf Summit Energy Clarksburg, WV | Natural Gas | — | Wolf Summit Energy Llc |
| 46.6 mi | Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV | Wind | 101 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| 46.6 mi | Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV | Other Fossil | 32 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| 47.2 mi | Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV | Hydroelectric | 102 MW | Hawks Nest Hydro Llc |
| 48.3 mi | Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV | Hydroelectric | 6 MW | Hawks Nest Hydro Llc |
| 49.2 mi | Laurel Mountain Hybrid Belington, WV | Wind | 114 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| 49.7 mi | Firstenergy Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV | Coal | 2,052 MW | Monongahela Power Co |
Power generation near this area
There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Exchange, West Virginia (ZIP 26619), with a combined 2,542 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gauley River Power Partners at 36.7 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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