Power Plants Near 28704 — Arden, NC

63 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28704 (Arden, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4637, -82.5354 · County: Buncombe

Hydroelectric 48%Natural Gas 47%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.7 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
5.4 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
7.4 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
8.0 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
10.7 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
12.0 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
12.5 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
12.8 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
12.9 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
13.3 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
14.0 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
16.6 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
17.2 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
19.2 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
20.0 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
20.0 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
21.6 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
21.8 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
31.5 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.0 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
33.7 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
33.9 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.7 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
34.9 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
35.8 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
36.6 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
36.8 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.6 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
39.3 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
40.1 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
40.3 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
40.5 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
40.8 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
40.9 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.9 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.2 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
42.0 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
42.1 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.2 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
42.3 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.3 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
42.6 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.6 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
42.6 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
43.7 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.2 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
44.6 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
44.6 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
45.0 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
45.6 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
45.7 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
45.7 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
46.3 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
46.9 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.0 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
47.1 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
47.4 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
47.9 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
48.1 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.5 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
49.2 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
49.3 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
49.9 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 63 power plants within 50 miles of Arden, North Carolina (ZIP 28704), with a combined 5,367 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 63 nearby plants. The closest plant is Asheville at 0.7 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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