Power Plants Near 28713 — Bryson City, NC

42 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28713 (Bryson City, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4241, -83.4392 · County: Swain

Hydroelectric 99%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.7 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
17.0 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
17.0 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
20.7 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.4 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
22.0 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
22.6 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.0 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
24.2 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.1 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
28.6 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.8 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
30.8 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
31.1 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
32.7 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
34.3 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.4 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
36.0 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
37.0 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
37.4 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
37.6 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.1 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.3 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
42.9 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
43.7 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
43.9 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.0 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.0 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
45.2 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
45.4 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
45.5 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
45.7 mi	Hiwassee Dam Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	166 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.4 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.2 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.4 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
48.7 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.8 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
48.8 mi	Vonore Battery Energy Storage System Vonore, TN	Battery Storage	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.1 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
49.3 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.7 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.7 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District

Power generation near this area

There are 42 power plants within 50 miles of Bryson City, North Carolina (ZIP 28713), with a combined 3,746 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 42 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin (Nc) at 14.7 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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