Power Plants Near 28742 — Horse Shoe, NC

74 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28742 (Horse Shoe, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.3432, -82.5565 · County: Henderson

Hydroelectric 33%Nuclear 32%Natural Gas 31%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.0 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
10.5 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
11.4 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
11.6 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
11.7 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
13.8 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
14.2 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
15.2 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
20.8 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
20.8 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.9 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
21.2 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
21.3 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
21.7 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
22.0 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
23.4 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
26.3 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
26.7 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.8 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
29.9 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.2 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.5 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
32.9 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.0 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.4 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.7 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
34.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.2 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
34.3 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
35.6 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
36.7 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
36.9 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.9 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
37.3 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
37.7 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
37.7 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
37.7 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
39.5 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
40.4 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
40.7 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
40.7 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
40.7 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.4 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
41.5 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
41.6 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
41.7 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
41.7 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.8 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.1 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.1 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.1 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
42.1 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
42.2 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
42.6 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.9 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
43.0 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
43.0 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.0 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
44.6 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
44.7 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
44.7 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
44.8 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
45.3 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
45.8 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.7 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
46.7 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
47.3 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
47.5 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.5 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.4 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.5 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
48.6 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
48.8 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
49.0 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 74 power plants within 50 miles of Horse Shoe, North Carolina (ZIP 28742), with a combined 8,220 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 37 of the 74 nearby plants. The closest plant is Asheville at 9.0 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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