Power Plants Near 45701 — Athens, OH

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 45701 (Athens, Ohio). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.3178, -82.1020 · County: Athens

Coal 66%Natural Gas 32%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.3 mi	Rolling Hills Generating Wilkesville, OH	Natural Gas	978 MW	Rolling Hills Generating Llc
22.7 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
23.9 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
25.0 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
25.3 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
26.1 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co
26.2 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.5 mi	Gavin Power, Llc Cheshire, OH	Coal	2,600 MW	Gavin Power, Llc
27.9 mi	Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH	Coal	1,087 MW	Ohio Valley Electric Corp
28.0 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
29.3 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
29.7 mi	Racine Racine, OH	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
29.9 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
30.4 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.2 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
33.1 mi	Jackson (Oh) Jackson, OH	Oil	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
34.2 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
34.4 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.4 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
39.5 mi	Philo L&d Hydroelectric Project Harrison, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.8 mi	Suburban Landfill Gas Recovery Glenford, OH	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.0 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
43.0 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
43.3 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
46.5 mi	Salt City Solar Project - Hybrid Circleville, OH	Solar	50 MW	Salt City Solar Llc
46.5 mi	Ripley Solar Millersport, OH	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.6 mi	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Chilli Chillicothe, OH	Natural Gas	93 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Ohio (ZIP 45701), with a combined 9,594 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rolling Hills Generating at 20.3 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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