Power Plants Near 28717 — Cashiers, NC

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28717 (Cashiers, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.0971, -83.0871 · County: Jackson

Hydroelectric 46%Nuclear 38%Natural Gas 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
9.4 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
9.7 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
10.1 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
10.6 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
10.8 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
13.6 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
18.1 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
19.2 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
23.5 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
23.6 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.3 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
29.3 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
29.4 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
29.5 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
30.3 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
30.4 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
30.5 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
32.1 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
32.1 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
32.6 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.1 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
33.3 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
35.4 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
35.4 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
38.1 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
38.9 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
39.7 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
40.2 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.3 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
40.7 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
41.0 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.1 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.3 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.1 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
42.6 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
43.7 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
44.2 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.4 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
44.5 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
44.6 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
44.7 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
45.0 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
45.3 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
45.3 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
45.5 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.7 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
46.9 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.0 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
47.3 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.5 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
47.7 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.7 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
47.8 mi	Anderson (Sc) Anderson, SC	Solar	2 MW	Anderson Solar Farm, Llc
48.5 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.2 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Cashiers, North Carolina (ZIP 28717), with a combined 6,952 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bad Creek at 8.0 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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