Power Plants Near 28728 — Enka, NC

39 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28728 (Enka, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4988, -82.7080 · County: Buncombe

Hydroelectric 42%Nuclear 41%Natural Gas 16%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.0 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
8.0 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
9.5 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
10.4 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
11.0 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
11.1 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
11.7 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
12.1 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
12.7 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
13.4 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
14.1 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
19.5 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
20.4 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
21.7 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
22.2 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.5 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
25.1 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
25.8 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.1 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.8 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.9 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
29.4 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.8 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.9 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
31.5 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
37.7 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.1 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.0 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
44.5 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
45.8 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
46.0 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
46.4 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
47.2 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
47.4 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
47.4 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
47.8 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
49.5 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.6 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
49.9 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 39 power plants within 50 miles of Enka, North Carolina (ZIP 28728), with a combined 6,431 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 39 nearby plants. The closest plant is Enka at 4.0 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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