Power Plants Near 28602 — Hickory, NC

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28602 (Hickory, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.6884, -81.3612 · County: Catawba

Nuclear 31%Natural Gas 29%Coal 27%Hydroelectric 7%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.3 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
3.8 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
4.5 mi	Two Lines Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
5.7 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
6.6 mi	Granite Falls Walmart Granite Falls, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
7.3 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
7.5 mi	Owen Solar Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Owen Solar Llc
8.5 mi	Sigmon Catawba Farm Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
8.7 mi	Apple Data Center - Fuel Cell 1&2 Maiden, NC	Natural Gas	—	Apple, Inc
8.8 mi	Flash Solar Conover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
8.8 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc
8.9 mi	Angel Solar Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
9.3 mi	Apple Data Center Pv Maiden, NC	Solar	21 MW	Apple, Inc
9.3 mi	Apple Data Center - Pv2 Conover, NC	Solar	20 MW	Apple, Inc
10.2 mi	Sonne Two Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
10.8 mi	Maiden Finger Street Maiden, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
11.5 mi	Maiden Community Center Maiden, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
12.0 mi	Apple Data Center Pv3 Conover, NC	Solar	18 MW	Apple, Inc
12.2 mi	Arndt Farm Claremont, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
12.2 mi	Apple One Newton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
12.7 mi	Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant Maiden, NC	Solar	69 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
12.8 mi	Old Catawba Pv 1 Claremont, NC	Solar	4 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
13.2 mi	Oxford Dam Conover, NC	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
13.3 mi	Haynes Farm Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
14.4 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
15.0 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
15.6 mi	Lincolnton High School Lincolnton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
16.0 mi	Lookout Shoals Statesville, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
16.7 mi	Ventura Solar, Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sol Systems
17.0 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
17.2 mi	Belwood Farm Lawndale, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
18.1 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
19.2 mi	Taylorsville Solar Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
20.0 mi	Apex Nc Solar Lawndale, NC	Solar	—	Apex Nc Solar, Llc
20.6 mi	Stikeleather Farm Hiddenite, NC	Solar	5 MW	Stikeleather Farm, Llc
20.8 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
21.5 mi	Cherryville City Hall Cherryville, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
21.7 mi	High Shoals Pv1 High Shoals, NC	Solar	16 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
21.9 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
22.2 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Nc) High Shoals, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
23.1 mi	Marshall (Nc) Terrell, NC	Coal	2,119 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
23.5 mi	Gaston County Renewable Energy Center Dallas, NC	Biomass	4 MW	Gaston County Solid Waste And Recycling Division
23.5 mi	Waco Farm Waco, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
24.7 mi	Statesville, Highway 64 Statesville, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
25.5 mi	Lincoln Combustion Stanley, NC	Natural Gas	1,754 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
26.6 mi	Mariposa Solar Center Llc Stanley, NC	Solar	5 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
27.0 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.3 mi	Freemont Solar Center Llc Stanley, NC	Solar	5 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
28.0 mi	Hornet Solar Gaston, NC	Solar	—	Hornet Solar Llc
28.1 mi	Gastonia Prime Power Park Dallas, NC	Oil	12 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
28.1 mi	Shelby, Toms Street Shelby, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
28.3 mi	Gaston Solar Power Plant Cherryville Township, NC	Solar	25 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.6 mi	Cowans Ford Stanley, NC	Hydroelectric	350 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.8 mi	Long Creek Waste Water Plant Dallas, NC	Oil	5 MW	City Of Gastonia
28.9 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
28.9 mi	Gastonia, Tulip Drive Gastonia, NC	Oil	5 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
29.0 mi	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc
29.1 mi	Mcguire Huntersville, NC	Nuclear	2,441 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.2 mi	Shelby Randolph Road Solar 1, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
29.2 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
29.3 mi	Auten Road Farm, Llc Gastonia, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
29.4 mi	Statesville Delivery No 3 Statesville, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
29.5 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
29.8 mi	Innovative Solar 23 Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
29.9 mi	Neisler Street Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Neisler Street Solar I, Llc
30.5 mi	County Home Solar Center, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Heelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
30.5 mi	Iredell County Lfg Facility Statesville, NC	Biomass	3 MW	Iredell Transmission Llc
30.8 mi	Sid Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
30.8 mi	Hutchinson Farm Shelby, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
30.9 mi	231 Dixon 74 Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
31.0 mi	Mcdowell Creek Solar Llc Huntersville, NC	Solar	—	Mcdowell Creek Solar Llc
31.1 mi	Lux Solar, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
31.2 mi	Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Gastonia
31.4 mi	Riverbend Mount Holly, NC	Coal	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.4 mi	Ayrshire Shelby, NC	Solar	19 MW	Cd Global Solar Holdings, Llc
31.7 mi	Cornelius Delivery No 1 Cornelius, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
32.2 mi	York Road Solar I, Llc Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
32.3 mi	Mountain Island Mount Holly, NC	Hydroelectric	60 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.4 mi	De Solar 1725 Drywall Dr Mt. Holly, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.4 mi	Battleground Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
32.5 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
32.5 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
32.8 mi	Shelby Solar Energy Generation Facility Shelby, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
33.1 mi	Tripple State Farm Statesville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
33.2 mi	Gastonia Solar Center Gastonia, NC	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
33.4 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
33.4 mi	1045 Tomlin Mill Solar Statesville, NC	Solar	5 MW	1045 Tomlin Mill Solar, Llc
33.4 mi	232 Long Branch 29 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cardinal Renewables
33.5 mi	Lafayette Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
33.6 mi	Kings Mountain Energy Center Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	544 MW	Carolina Power Partners, Llc
33.7 mi	Olin Creek Farm Solar Statesville, NC	Solar	—	Pine Gate Renewables
33.9 mi	Dixon Dairy Road Solar Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
34.0 mi	Reventure Park Charlotte, NC	Biomass	4 MW	Clean Energy Llc
34.0 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
34.1 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
34.6 mi	Gastonia Duke Street Gastonia, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
34.8 mi	Gastonia Rankin Lake Gastonia, NC	Oil	—	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
34.8 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
34.9 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
34.9 mi	Roper Farm, Llc Grover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Hickory, North Carolina (ZIP 28602), with a combined 7,848 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 Innovative Solar 26, Llc at 3.3 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 North Carolina, visit the North Carolina state page.

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