Power Plants Near 28698 — Zionville, NC

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28698 (Zionville, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3194, -81.7476 · County: Watauga

Natural Gas 56%Hydroelectric 25%Other Fossil 13%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.1 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.1 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.7 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.4 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
31.0 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
34.4 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
35.1 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
37.8 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
39.3 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.2 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.2 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
40.2 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
40.6 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc
40.7 mi	Wilkes Solar, Llc Wilkesboro, NC	Solar	—	Wilkes Solar, Llc
40.8 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
41.2 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
41.5 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.6 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
42.1 mi	Granite Falls Walmart Granite Falls, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
43.0 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
43.3 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
43.7 mi	Taylorsville Solar Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
44.1 mi	Ventura Solar, Llc Taylorsville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sol Systems
44.1 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.3 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
46.0 mi	Stikeleather Farm Hiddenite, NC	Solar	5 MW	Stikeleather Farm, Llc
46.1 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.3 mi	Oxford Dam Conover, NC	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.4 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
47.4 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
48.2 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
48.4 mi	Flash Solar Conover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.1 mi	Arndt Farm Claremont, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
49.3 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Zionville, North Carolina (ZIP 28698), with a combined 1,445 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Watauga at 21.1 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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