Power Plants Near 26629 — Little Birch, WV

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26629 (Little Birch, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.5790, -80.7068 · County: Braxton

Hydroelectric 52%Wind 40%Other Fossil 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
26.8 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
32.6 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
35.9 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Llc Rupert, WV	Wind	101 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
35.9 mi	Beech Ridge Energy Storage Rupert, WV	Other Fossil	32 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
39.1 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
40.5 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
44.7 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
46.5 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Little Birch, West Virginia (ZIP 26629), with a combined 391 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gauley River Power Partners at 26.8 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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