Power Plants Near 26638 — Shock, WV

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 26638 (Shock, West Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.7617, -81.0045 · County: Gilmer

Coal 85%Hydroelectric 7%Natural Gas 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
38.0 mi	Gauley River Power Partners Summersville, WV	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Central Rivers Power Wv, Llc
43.4 mi	Hawks Nest Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	102 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
43.9 mi	Glen Ferris Hydro Gauley Bridge, WV	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Hawks Nest Hydro Llc
43.9 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
43.9 mi	London Handley, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
44.5 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
44.5 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
44.5 mi	Kanawha River Glasgow, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
44.6 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
44.7 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
46.5 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
46.6 mi	Marmet Marmet, WV	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.5 mi	John E Amos St Albans, WV	Coal	2,933 MW	Appalachian Power Co
49.6 mi	Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center Rupert, WV	Wind	56 MW	Southern Power Co
49.8 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Shock, West Virginia (ZIP 26638), with a combined 5,051 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gauley River Power Partners 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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