Power Plants Near 28043 — Forest City, NC

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28043 (Forest City, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.3250, -81.8460 · County: Rutherford

Natural Gas 90%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
2.3 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
2.6 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
2.7 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
4.1 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
4.6 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
4.6 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
4.6 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
4.7 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
4.7 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
4.7 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
8.5 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
8.7 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
9.7 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
10.9 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
12.2 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
12.5 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
12.6 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
13.3 mi	Ayrshire Shelby, NC	Solar	19 MW	Cd Global Solar Holdings, Llc
14.4 mi	Beetle Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
14.4 mi	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc
14.6 mi	Shelby Randolph Road Solar 1, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
15.0 mi	Shelby Solar Energy Generation Facility Shelby, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
15.8 mi	Neisler Street Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Neisler Street Solar I, Llc
16.3 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
17.1 mi	Lafayette Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
17.4 mi	232 Long Branch 29 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cardinal Renewables
18.3 mi	Shelby, Toms Street Shelby, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
19.1 mi	Gaston Shoals Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
19.1 mi	Hutchinson Farm Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
19.2 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
19.5 mi	County Home Solar Center, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
19.7 mi	Sid Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
20.3 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
20.5 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.6 mi	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc Gaffney, SC	Solar	5 MW	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc
21.5 mi	Belwood Farm Lawndale, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
21.5 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
21.6 mi	Apex Nc Solar Lawndale, NC	Solar	—	Apex Nc Solar, Llc
21.8 mi	Cherokee County Cogen Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	101 MW	Cherokee County Cogen Partners Llc
22.1 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
22.1 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
22.7 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
22.8 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
22.9 mi	Broad River Energy Center Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	985 MW	Broad River Energy Llc
22.9 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
23.7 mi	Waco Farm Waco, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
24.1 mi	231 Dixon 74 Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
24.2 mi	Lux Solar, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
24.5 mi	Innovative Solar 23 Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
24.6 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
24.7 mi	Cherokee Falls Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Hydroland Omega Llc
24.8 mi	Roper Farm, Llc Grover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
25.3 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
25.3 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
26.0 mi	Dixon Dairy Road Solar Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
26.1 mi	Mill Creek (Sc) Blacksburg, SC	Natural Gas	799 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
26.5 mi	Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	736 MW	Southern Power Co
26.5 mi	Cherryville City Hall Cherryville, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
26.6 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
27.2 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
27.5 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
28.4 mi	99 Islands Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.5 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
28.5 mi	Upper Pacolet Hydro Pacolet, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Lockhart Power Co
28.5 mi	Kings Mountain Energy Center Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	544 MW	Carolina Power Partners, Llc
28.5 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
28.9 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.0 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
29.2 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
29.3 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
29.8 mi	York Road Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
30.0 mi	Battleground Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
30.1 mi	Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility Pacolet, SC	Oil	5 MW	Lockhart Power Co
30.1 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
31.1 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
32.2 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
32.8 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
34.5 mi	Lincolnton High School Lincolnton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
34.9 mi	Owen Solar Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Owen Solar Llc
35.2 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
35.7 mi	High Shoals Pv1 High Shoals, NC	Solar	16 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
35.9 mi	Gastonia Prime Power Park Dallas, NC	Oil	12 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
36.0 mi	Two Lines Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
36.0 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.2 mi	Gastonia, Tulip Drive Gastonia, NC	Oil	5 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
36.4 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
36.7 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Nc) High Shoals, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
37.1 mi	Haynes Farm Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
37.3 mi	Apple Data Center - Fuel Cell 1&2 Maiden, NC	Natural Gas	—	Apple, Inc
37.6 mi	Gastonia Solar Center Gastonia, NC	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
38.1 mi	Apple Data Center Pv Maiden, NC	Solar	21 MW	Apple, Inc
38.2 mi	Gaston County Renewable Energy Center Dallas, NC	Biomass	4 MW	Gaston County Solid Waste And Recycling Division
38.5 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
38.6 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
38.9 mi	Maiden Finger Street Maiden, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
39.3 mi	Sigmon Catawba Farm Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
39.7 mi	Long Creek Waste Water Plant Dallas, NC	Oil	5 MW	City Of Gastonia
39.9 mi	Maiden Community Center Maiden, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
40.0 mi	Auten Road Farm, Llc Gastonia, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Forest City, North Carolina (ZIP 28043), with a combined 5,226 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 62 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Clear Solar I, Llc at 1.2 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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