Power Plants Near 45692 — Wellston, OH

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 45692 (Wellston, Ohio). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.1189, -82.5485 · County: Jackson

Coal 63%Natural Gas 31%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.1 mi	Jackson (Oh) Jackson, OH	Oil	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
11.8 mi	Rolling Hills Generating Wilkesville, OH	Natural Gas	978 MW	Rolling Hills Generating Llc
26.5 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
26.6 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
26.8 mi	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Chilli Chillicothe, OH	Natural Gas	93 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc
30.2 mi	Salt City Solar Project - Hybrid Circleville, OH	Solar	50 MW	Salt City Solar Llc
33.2 mi	Suncoke Energy South Shore Facility South Shore, KY	Coal	—	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
34.3 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.2 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
36.6 mi	Greenup Hydro Franklin Furnace, OH	Hydroelectric	70 MW	City Of Hamilton - (Oh)
37.1 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
38.3 mi	Yellowbud Solar, Llc Williamsport, OH	Solar	274 MW	Yellowbud Solar Llc
39.1 mi	Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility Franklin Furnace, OH	Coal	67 MW	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
39.8 mi	Hanging Rock Energy Facility Ironton, OH	Natural Gas	1,430 MW	Dynegy Hanging Rock Energy Facility
42.5 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
43.5 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
45.3 mi	Pickaway Solar Williamsport, OH	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
45.4 mi	Ross County Solar, Llc Greenfield, OH	Solar	—	Ross County Solar, Llc
46.5 mi	Buckeye Solar Williamsport, OH	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
49.1 mi	Fayette Solar Greenfield, OH	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Wellston, Ohio (ZIP 45692), with a combined 8,037 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Jackson (Oh) at 6.1 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 Ohio, visit the Ohio state page.

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