Power Plants Near 28723 — Cullowhee, NC

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28723 (Cullowhee, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.2409, -83.1475 · County: Jackson

Hydroelectric 47%Nuclear 37%Natural Gas 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
1.3 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
2.9 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
4.3 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
8.4 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
12.7 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
18.2 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
21.6 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.5 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
23.8 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
29.9 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.9 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.8 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
33.9 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.0 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.5 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
36.2 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.4 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.7 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.9 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
38.0 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.2 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.5 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
38.8 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
39.1 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.5 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.8 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.8 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
40.1 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
40.3 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
40.8 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
41.1 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.6 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.8 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
42.4 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.5 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
42.8 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
42.8 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
43.0 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
43.6 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
44.6 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
45.4 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
45.6 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
45.8 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.2 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
46.8 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
47.2 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
48.4 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Cullowhee, North Carolina (ZIP 28723), with a combined 7,118 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tuckasegee at 1.2 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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