Power Plants Near 28631 — Grassy Creek, NC

31 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28631 (Grassy Creek, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.5415, -81.4468 · County: Ashe

Natural Gas 73%Hydroelectric 14%Solar 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.2 mi	Fries Hydroelectric Project Fries, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
33.1 mi	Byllesby 2 Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Appalachian Power Co
33.2 mi	River Trail Solar, Llc Galax, VA	Solar	—	River Trail Solar, Llc
33.7 mi	Buck Hydro Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Appalachian Power Co
34.2 mi	Wilkes Solar, Llc Wilkesboro, NC	Solar	—	Wilkes Solar, Llc
35.7 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.6 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
37.5 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
38.0 mi	1001 Ebenezer Church Solar Stateroad, NC	Solar	5 MW	1001 Ebenezer Church Solar, Llc
38.9 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
39.6 mi	Partin Solar Elkin, NC	Solar	50 MW	Partin Solar, Llc
40.2 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.2 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.8 mi	Hayes Solar, Llc Dobson, NC	Solar	3 MW	Hayes Solar, Llc
40.9 mi	Wythe County Solar Wythe County, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
41.8 mi	May Solar Wytheville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
42.8 mi	1047 Little Mountain Solar, Llc Jonesville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Ci-Ii Mitchell Holding Llc
43.4 mi	Issa Solar Hillsville, VA	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
44.2 mi	1051 Lucky Solar, Llc Hamptonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	1051 Lucky Solar, Llc
46.1 mi	Ashley Solar Farm Hamptonville, NC	Solar	4 MW	Ashley Solar Farm, Llc
46.7 mi	Taylorsville Solar Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
47.2 mi	Mayberry Solar Llc Mt. Airy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
47.3 mi	Ararat Rock Solar, Llc Mount Airy, NC	Solar	4 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
47.3 mi	Stony Knoll Solar, Llc Rockford, NC	Solar	23 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
47.9 mi	Yadkin 601 Farm Yadkinville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Yadkin 601 Farm, Llc
48.1 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
48.1 mi	Stikeleather Farm Hiddenite, NC	Solar	5 MW	Stikeleather Farm, Llc
48.2 mi	Ventura Solar, Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sol Systems
49.1 mi	Round Hill Pv1 Boonville, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
49.3 mi	Coc Surry Lfg, Llc Mount Airy, NC	Biomass	2 MW	Petra Engineering
49.7 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 31 power plants within 50 miles of Grassy Creek, North Carolina (ZIP 28631), with a combined 1,038 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 31 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fries Hydroelectric Project at 28.2 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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