Power Plants Near 28719 — Cherokee, NC

39 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28719 (Cherokee, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.5094, -83.3144 · County: Swain

Hydroelectric 77%Natural Gas 22%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.6 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
20.3 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
20.9 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
21.5 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
21.8 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
22.9 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.0 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
26.2 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
26.2 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
26.9 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.9 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.2 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
33.7 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.4 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
35.5 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.5 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.4 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
37.5 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
38.0 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.3 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
38.6 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
39.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.0 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
41.3 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.3 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
41.5 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
41.5 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
41.6 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.4 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
42.4 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
43.1 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
43.3 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.5 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.6 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
44.2 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.9 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
45.8 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
46.2 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
46.7 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 39 power plants within 50 miles of Cherokee, North Carolina (ZIP 28719), with a combined 4,581 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 39 nearby plants. The closest plant is Walters at 19.6 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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