Power Plants Near 28694 — West Jefferson, NC

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28694 (West Jefferson, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3776, -81.4872 · County: Ashe

Natural Gas 34%Solar 32%Hydroelectric 31%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.7 mi	Wilkes Solar, Llc Wilkesboro, NC	Solar	—	Wilkes Solar, Llc
35.0 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.7 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.7 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.3 mi	Fries Hydroelectric Project Fries, VA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
36.4 mi	1001 Ebenezer Church Solar Stateroad, NC	Solar	5 MW	1001 Ebenezer Church Solar, Llc
36.6 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
37.4 mi	Taylorsville Solar Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
37.8 mi	Partin Solar Elkin, NC	Solar	50 MW	Partin Solar, Llc
38.6 mi	Ventura Solar, Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sol Systems
39.1 mi	Stikeleather Farm Hiddenite, NC	Solar	5 MW	Stikeleather Farm, Llc
39.3 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc
39.6 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
39.6 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
39.9 mi	1047 Little Mountain Solar, Llc Jonesville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Ci-Ii Mitchell Holding Llc
40.4 mi	1051 Lucky Solar, Llc Hamptonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	1051 Lucky Solar, Llc
40.5 mi	River Trail Solar, Llc Galax, VA	Solar	—	River Trail Solar, Llc
41.6 mi	Granite Falls Walmart Granite Falls, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
41.7 mi	Byllesby 2 Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.7 mi	Hayes Solar, Llc Dobson, NC	Solar	3 MW	Hayes Solar, Llc
41.8 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.8 mi	Oxford Dam Conover, NC	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.1 mi	Ashley Solar Farm Hamptonville, NC	Solar	4 MW	Ashley Solar Farm, Llc
42.6 mi	Buck Hydro Ivanhoe, VA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Appalachian Power Co
42.7 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
43.0 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
44.0 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
44.9 mi	Arndt Farm Claremont, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
45.2 mi	Flash Solar Conover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.6 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
45.7 mi	Yadkin 601 Farm Yadkinville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Yadkin 601 Farm, Llc
46.2 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
46.3 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.4 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
46.7 mi	Stony Knoll Solar, Llc Rockford, NC	Solar	23 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
46.8 mi	Apple Data Center - Pv2 Conover, NC	Solar	20 MW	Apple, Inc
47.1 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
47.2 mi	Round Hill Pv1 Boonville, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
47.2 mi	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc Wytheville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Wytheville Llc
48.0 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.3 mi	Lookout Shoals Statesville, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.4 mi	1045 Tomlin Mill Solar Statesville, NC	Solar	5 MW	1045 Tomlin Mill Solar, Llc
48.6 mi	Sugar Solar, Llc Yadkinville, NC	Solar	60 MW	Sugar Solar, Llc
49.0 mi	1009 Yadkin Solar Yadkinville, NC	Solar	5 MW	1009 Yadkin Solar, Llc
49.0 mi	Olin Creek Farm Solar Statesville, NC	Solar	—	Pine Gate Renewables
49.5 mi	Apple Data Center Pv3 Conover, NC	Solar	18 MW	Apple, Inc
49.6 mi	Ararat Rock Solar, Llc Mount Airy, NC	Solar	4 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
49.7 mi	Mayberry Solar Llc Mt. Airy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
49.8 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
49.9 mi	Wythe County Solar Wythe County, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of West Jefferson, North Carolina (ZIP 28694), with a combined 834 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wilkes Solar, Llc at 28.7 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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