Power Plants Near 41268 — West Van Lear, KY
9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41268 (West Van Lear, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.7862, -82.7807 · County: Johnson
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8 mi | Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY | Solar | 111 MW | Martin County Solar Project, Llc |
| 28.0 mi | Big Sandy Louisa, KY | Natural Gas | 281 MW | Kentucky Power Co |
| 29.6 mi | Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY | Natural Gas | 1,150 MW | Riverside Generating Co Llc |
| 31.9 mi | Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY | Solar | — | Brightnight Power |
| 39.9 mi | Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV | Natural Gas | 353 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| 42.2 mi | Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 42.4 mi | Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV | Natural Gas | 519 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| 44.0 mi | Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY | Solar | — | Avangrid Power Llc |
| 44.9 mi | Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA | Hydroelectric | — | Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp |
Power generation near this area
There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of West Van Lear, Kentucky (ZIP 41268), with a combined 2,416 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Martin County Solar Project, Llc at 16.8 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.
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