Power Plants Near 27979 — Sunbury, NC

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 27979 (Sunbury, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.4316, -76.6096 · County: Gates

Solar 59%Wind 14%Natural Gas 14%Biomass 10%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.8 mi	Sugar Run Solar Sunbury, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sugar Run Solar, Llc
1.8 mi	Soincpower6, Llc Sunbury, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
9.0 mi	Gliden (Op Zone) Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
10.2 mi	Chowan Jehu Solar Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Chowan Jehu Road Solar, Llc
10.9 mi	Gates Solar Llc Eure, NC	Solar	5 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
11.0 mi	Ryland Road Solar Tyner, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
13.5 mi	Desert Wind Farm, Llc Hertford, NC	Wind	208 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
13.7 mi	Morgan's Corner Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
14.0 mi	Gks Solar Belvidere, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
14.1 mi	River Road Solar, Llc Cofield, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
16.0 mi	Stratford Solar Center, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Stratford Solar Center, Llc
16.6 mi	Two Mile Solar Winfall, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
16.8 mi	Two Mile Desert Project Hertford, NC	Solar	16 MW	Citizens Enterprises Corporation
17.0 mi	Switchgrass Solar, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
17.8 mi	Downs Farm Solar Cofield, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
18.1 mi	Pleasant Hill Solar Suffolk, VA	Solar	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
18.7 mi	Winton Solar Winton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
19.3 mi	Timbermill Wind, Llc Edenton, NC	Wind	189 MW	Timbermill Wind
19.5 mi	Suffolk Csg, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
19.9 mi	Sun Farm V, Llc Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
20.1 mi	Alpha Value Solar Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Alpha Value Solar, Llc
20.4 mi	Pasquotank Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	20 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
20.6 mi	Barnhill Road Solar, Llc Elizabeth City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.9 mi	Grassfield Solar Chesapeake, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
21.8 mi	Hertford Solar Farm Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
22.5 mi	Ho-Fel Solar Franklin, VA	Solar	—	Ho-Fel Solar Llc
22.6 mi	Sun Farm Vi, Llc Hertford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
22.8 mi	Davis Lane Solar, Llc Edenton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
23.0 mi	Ahoskie Ahoskie, NC	Solar	5 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
23.2 mi	Simons Farm Ahoskie, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.5 mi	Colice Hall Solar Ahoskie, NC	Solar	17 MW	Colice Hall Solar Llc
23.6 mi	Pretlow Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
23.9 mi	Oak Trail Solar, Llc Moyock, NC	Solar	100 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
24.1 mi	International Paper Franklin Mill Franklin, VA	Biomass	83 MW	International Paper
24.4 mi	Downtown Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
24.5 mi	Underwood Pv2 Murfreesboro, NC	Solar	16 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
24.7 mi	Chesapeake Solar Project Chesapeake, VA	Solar	132 MW	Chesapeake Solar Project, Llc
25.0 mi	Twe Myrtle Solar Farm, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
25.3 mi	Solar Star North Carolina Ii Llc Murfreesboro, NC	Solar	7 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
25.5 mi	Ranchland Solar, Llc Moyock, NC	Solar	60 MW	Ranchland Solar, Llc
25.8 mi	Hwy 158 Pv Murfreesboro, NC	Solar	9 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
25.9 mi	Hertford Solar Power, Llc Ahoskie, NC	Solar	10 MW	Capital V Llc
26.3 mi	Southampton Power Station Franklin, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
26.3 mi	Edenton Solar Edenton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Edenton Solar
26.5 mi	Summit Farms Solar Moyock, NC	Solar	62 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
26.6 mi	Caden Energix Hickory Llc Chesapeake, VA	Solar	32 MW	Caden Energix Hickory Llc
27.2 mi	Aulander Holloman Solar, Llc Aulander, NC	Solar	80 MW	Aulander Holloman Solar, Llc
27.3 mi	Camden Solar Llc South Camden, NC	Solar	20 MW	Camden Solar Llc
27.3 mi	Benthall Bridge Pv 1 Murfreesboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
27.4 mi	Baker Pv 1 Aulander, NC	Solar	5 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
27.9 mi	Edenton Generators Edenton, NC	Oil	2 MW	Town Of Edenton - (Nc)
28.2 mi	Camden Dam Solar, Llc Camden, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
28.4 mi	Vaughn Creek Pv1 Murfreesboro, NC	Solar	20 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
28.5 mi	Bradley Pv1 Aulander, NC	Solar	5 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
29.0 mi	Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA	Oil	51 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
29.0 mi	Elizabeth River Power Station Chesapeake, VA	Natural Gas	389 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
29.0 mi	Shawboro Pv1 Shawboro, NC	Solar	20 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
29.2 mi	Turkey Creek Pv1 Kirby, NC	Solar	14 MW	Fresh Air Energy Xxxv, Llc
29.3 mi	Aulander Hwy 42 Solar, Llc Aulander, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cardinal Renewables
30.7 mi	Phelps 158 Solar Farm Conway, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
30.9 mi	Bedford Solar (Dominion) Chesapeake, VA	Solar	70 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
30.9 mi	Western Branch High School Chesapeake, VA	Solar	1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
31.0 mi	Prairie Solar (Va) Windsor, VA	Solar	—	Prairie Solar, Llc (Va)
31.1 mi	Wheelabrator Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA	Oil	60 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
31.5 mi	Sandy Solar Shiloh Township, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sandy Solar, Llc
31.6 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
31.7 mi	Woodland Solar Farm Smithfield, VA	Solar	19 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
31.9 mi	Windsor Hwy 17 Solar Windsor, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
32.2 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
32.5 mi	Windsor Solar Windsor, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
33.1 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
33.3 mi	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
33.4 mi	Southampton Solar, Llc Newsoms, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
34.0 mi	Shiloh Hwy Solar Shiloh, NC	Solar	5 MW	Shiloh Hwy 1108 Solar, Llc
34.6 mi	Woodland Solar Woodland, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
34.6 mi	White Farm Solar, Llc Woodland, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
34.8 mi	Albemarle Beach Solar Roper, NC	Solar	130 MW	Albemarle Beach Solar, Llc
35.5 mi	Windsor Cooper Hiill Solar, Llc Windsor, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
38.2 mi	Ikea Norfolk Rooftop Pv System Norfolk, VA	Solar	1 MW	Ikea Property Inc
38.8 mi	Kelford (Duke) Lewiston Woodville, NC	Solar	20 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
38.9 mi	Plymouth Solar Llc Plymouth, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sunenergy1
39.0 mi	Kelford (Cypress) Kelford, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.0 mi	Creswell Alligood Solar, Llc Creswell, NC	Solar	14 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
39.1 mi	Lewiston Solar Lewiston, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
39.6 mi	Oceana Solar Virginia Beach, VA	Solar	18 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.5 mi	Domtar Paper Co Llc Plymouth Nc Plymouth, NC	Biomass	114 MW	Domtar Paper Company Llc
41.1 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
41.1 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
41.2 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
41.9 mi	Jamesville Road Solar, Llc Jamesville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.8 mi	Grandy Pv 1 Grandy, NC	Solar	20 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
42.8 mi	Mill Pond Solar, Llc Jamesville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
45.5 mi	Waste Management Bethel Lfgte Hampton, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.6 mi	Jakana Solar Williamston, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
47.5 mi	Hardison Farm Solar, Llc Williamston, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.8 mi	Seaboard Solar Llc Seaboard, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.1 mi	Mccaskey Solar Farm, Llc Williamston, NC	Solar	—	Leyline Renewable Energy, Llc
48.5 mi	Mc1 Solar Williamston, NC	Solar	5 MW	Mc1 Solar Farm, Llc
48.6 mi	Pecan Solar Pleasant Hill, NC	Solar	75 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
48.7 mi	Williamston Speight Solar, Llc Williamston, NC	Solar	15 MW	Williamston Speight Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Sunbury, North Carolina (ZIP 27979), with a combined 2,875 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 86 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sugar Run Solar at 0.8 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.

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 North Carolina, visit the North Carolina state page.

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