Power Plants Near 28729 — Etowah, NC

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28729 (Etowah, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.3172, -82.5977 · County: Henderson

Hydroelectric 33%Nuclear 33%Natural Gas 31%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.2 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
12.8 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
13.2 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
14.0 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
14.3 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
15.2 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
16.1 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
16.9 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
19.7 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
22.5 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
23.0 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
23.1 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
23.2 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
23.7 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
23.9 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.4 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
24.5 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
27.2 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.4 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
28.6 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.3 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.3 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.5 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.1 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.4 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
32.8 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
33.3 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
33.4 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
34.3 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
35.1 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
36.4 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.6 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
37.8 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
38.3 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
38.4 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
38.4 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
38.4 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
39.4 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
39.4 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.0 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.3 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.4 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.6 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.7 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
42.6 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
42.6 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
42.6 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
42.7 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
42.9 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
42.9 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
43.1 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
43.2 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
43.2 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
43.2 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
43.5 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
43.9 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.0 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
44.1 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
44.2 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.3 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.4 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.9 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.0 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.2 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
46.4 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
47.0 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.0 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
47.3 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
47.8 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.9 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
48.5 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
48.6 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.8 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.1 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
49.3 mi	Berry Road Solar Pelzer, SC	Solar	2 MW	Rpsc Solar 3, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Etowah, North Carolina (ZIP 28729), with a combined 8,203 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 37 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Asheville at 11.2 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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