Power Plants Near 28038 — Earl, NC

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28038 (Earl, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.1970, -81.5386 · County: Cleveland

Natural Gas 65%Nuclear 24%Coal 4%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.7 mi	232 Long Branch 29 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cardinal Renewables
2.8 mi	Lafayette Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
4.6 mi	Hutchinson Farm Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
4.6 mi	Sid Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
4.9 mi	County Home Solar Center, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
5.1 mi	Shelby Solar Energy Generation Facility Shelby, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
5.3 mi	Gaston Shoals Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
5.6 mi	Roper Farm, Llc Grover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
6.6 mi	Mill Creek (Sc) Blacksburg, SC	Natural Gas	799 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
6.6 mi	Neisler Street Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Neisler Street Solar I, Llc
6.9 mi	Lux Solar, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
6.9 mi	231 Dixon 74 Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
7.1 mi	Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	736 MW	Southern Power Co
7.2 mi	Dixon Dairy Road Solar Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
7.3 mi	Beetle Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
7.4 mi	Ayrshire Shelby, NC	Solar	19 MW	Cd Global Solar Holdings, Llc
7.4 mi	Shelby, Toms Street Shelby, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
8.0 mi	Innovative Solar 23 Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
8.2 mi	Shelby Randolph Road Solar 1, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
8.4 mi	Broad River Energy Center Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	985 MW	Broad River Energy Llc
8.5 mi	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc
8.9 mi	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc Gaffney, SC	Solar	5 MW	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc
9.2 mi	Cherokee Falls Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Hydroland Omega Llc
9.6 mi	Cherokee County Cogen Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	101 MW	Cherokee County Cogen Partners Llc
9.7 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
9.9 mi	Kings Mountain Energy Center Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	544 MW	Carolina Power Partners, Llc
10.2 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
10.3 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
11.6 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
11.7 mi	York Road Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
11.7 mi	99 Islands Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
11.9 mi	Battleground Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
12.0 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
12.5 mi	Waco Farm Waco, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
12.6 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
15.3 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
15.3 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
15.4 mi	Cherryville City Hall Cherryville, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
15.4 mi	Apex Nc Solar Lawndale, NC	Solar	—	Apex Nc Solar, Llc
16.6 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
16.9 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
17.0 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
18.8 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
18.9 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
18.9 mi	Belwood Farm Lawndale, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
19.1 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
19.1 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
19.9 mi	Gastonia Solar Center Gastonia, NC	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
19.9 mi	Gastonia, Tulip Drive Gastonia, NC	Oil	5 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
19.9 mi	Gastonia Prime Power Park Dallas, NC	Oil	12 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
20.2 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.2 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
21.8 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
22.4 mi	Upper Pacolet Hydro Pacolet, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Lockhart Power Co
22.7 mi	High Shoals Pv1 High Shoals, NC	Solar	16 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
23.0 mi	Gastonia Duke Street Gastonia, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
23.2 mi	Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Gastonia
23.4 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
23.4 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Nc) High Shoals, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
23.5 mi	Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility Pacolet, SC	Oil	5 MW	Lockhart Power Co
23.5 mi	Gastonia Rankin Lake Gastonia, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
23.8 mi	Long Creek Waste Water Plant Dallas, NC	Oil	5 MW	City Of Gastonia
23.8 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
23.8 mi	Auten Road Farm, Llc Gastonia, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
24.4 mi	Gaston Solar Power Plant Cherryville Township, NC	Solar	25 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.4 mi	Gaston County Renewable Energy Center Dallas, NC	Biomass	4 MW	Gaston County Solid Waste And Recycling Division
24.9 mi	Lincolnton High School Lincolnton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
25.0 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
25.4 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
25.5 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
25.5 mi	Sediver York, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
26.0 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
27.2 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
27.8 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
28.3 mi	Mariposa Solar Center Llc Stanley, NC	Solar	5 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
28.4 mi	Catawba York, SC	Nuclear	2,410 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.4 mi	Haynes Farm Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
29.2 mi	Lockhart Lockhart, SC	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Lockhart Power Co
29.7 mi	Owen Solar Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Owen Solar Llc
29.7 mi	G G Allen Belmont, NC	Coal	435 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.0 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
30.7 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
30.8 mi	De Solar 10240 Old Dowd Rd Charlotte, NC	Solar	2 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.1 mi	Apple Data Center - Fuel Cell 1&2 Maiden, NC	Natural Gas	—	Apple, Inc
31.2 mi	Reventure Park Charlotte, NC	Biomass	4 MW	Clean Energy Llc
31.5 mi	Maiden Finger Street Maiden, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
31.5 mi	Apple Data Center Pv Maiden, NC	Solar	21 MW	Apple, Inc
31.6 mi	Hornet Solar Gaston, NC	Solar	—	Hornet Solar Llc
31.7 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
31.7 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
31.8 mi	De Solar 1725 Drywall Dr Mt. Holly, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.2 mi	Two Lines Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
32.2 mi	Maiden Community Center Maiden, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
32.4 mi	Wylie Fort Mill, SC	Hydroelectric	60 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.5 mi	Mountain Island Mount Holly, NC	Hydroelectric	60 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.7 mi	Lincoln Combustion Stanley, NC	Natural Gas	1,754 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.2 mi	Sigmon Catawba Farm Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
33.4 mi	City West Diesel Plant Union, SC	Oil	7 MW	Lockhart Power Co
33.8 mi	Riverbend Mount Holly, NC	Coal	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.9 mi	Thermal Kem Rock Hill, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Earl, North Carolina (ZIP 28038), with a combined 9,905 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 60 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is 232 Long Branch 29 Solar I, Llc at 2.7 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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