Power Plants Near 45788 — Whipple, OH

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 45788 (Whipple, Ohio). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5136, -81.3668 · County: Washington

Natural Gas 51%Coal 47%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.4 mi	Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project Marietta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
8.1 mi	Lowell L&d Hydroelectric Project Adams Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
10.7 mi	Firstenergy Willow Island Willow Island, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
10.9 mi	Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV	Coal	1,368 MW	Omnis Pleasants, Llc
11.1 mi	Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant Willow Island, WV	Hydroelectric	44 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
12.5 mi	Pleasants Energy Llc St Mary's, WV	Natural Gas	344 MW	Pleasants Energy Llc
13.1 mi	Richard Gorsuch Marietta, OH	Coal	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
15.2 mi	Beverly L&d Hydroelectric Project Waterford Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.1 mi	Washington Energy Facility Beverly, OH	Natural Gas	715 MW	Dynegy Washington Energy Facility
18.8 mi	Waterford Power, Llc Waterford, OH	Natural Gas	922 MW	Waterford Power, Llc
19.0 mi	Wolf Creek Solar Wolf Creek, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
21.5 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)
27.3 mi	Malta L&d Hydroelectric Project Malta, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
28.8 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
30.6 mi	Guernsey Power Station Byesville, OH	Natural Gas	2,055 MW	Guernsey Power Station Llc
30.7 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
31.7 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
32.6 mi	Rokeby L&d Hydroelectric Project Bloom Township, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
33.7 mi	Belleville Dam Belleville, WV	Hydroelectric	42 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
36.6 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
38.0 mi	Philo L&d Hydroelectric Project Harrison, OH	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.4 mi	Great Bend Solar Project Portland, OH	Solar	—	Great Bend Solar Llc
47.8 mi	Mountaineer New Haven, WV	Coal	1,300 MW	Appalachian Power Co
48.1 mi	Philip Sporn Graham Station, WV	Coal	—	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Whipple, Ohio (ZIP 45788), with a combined 9,105 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Devola L&d Hydroelectric Project at 7.4 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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