Power Plants Near 28749 — Little Switzerland, NC

71 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28749 (Little Switzerland, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.8493, -82.0904 · County: Mcdowell

Natural Gas 80%Solar 9%Hydroelectric 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.0 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
20.9 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
21.7 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
24.4 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
25.6 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
28.0 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
29.1 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
29.6 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
29.7 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
30.1 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
30.8 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
31.3 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
31.7 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
31.8 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
32.1 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
34.1 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.1 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.3 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
35.6 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
35.9 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.0 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
36.2 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
36.2 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.3 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.4 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
36.5 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.6 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.6 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
36.8 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
36.9 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.2 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
37.9 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
37.9 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
38.2 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
38.3 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
38.8 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
39.2 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.4 mi	Granite Falls Walmart Granite Falls, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
39.9 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
40.3 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc
40.9 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
40.9 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
41.2 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.2 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.9 mi	Belwood Farm Lawndale, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
43.3 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
43.3 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.4 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
43.6 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
44.5 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
44.6 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
44.6 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
45.0 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
45.1 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
45.2 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.5 mi	Two Lines Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
45.6 mi	Apex Nc Solar Lawndale, NC	Solar	—	Apex Nc Solar, Llc
45.9 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
46.0 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
46.6 mi	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc
46.6 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.8 mi	Shelby Randolph Road Solar 1, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc
47.1 mi	Owen Solar Lincolnton, NC	Solar	5 MW	Owen Solar Llc
47.3 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.4 mi	Ayrshire Shelby, NC	Solar	19 MW	Cd Global Solar Holdings, Llc
48.5 mi	Neisler Street Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Neisler Street Solar I, Llc
48.7 mi	Flash Solar Conover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.4 mi	Shelby, Toms Street Shelby, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
49.5 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
49.6 mi	Apple Data Center - Fuel Cell 1&2 Maiden, NC	Natural Gas	—	Apple, Inc
49.7 mi	Shelby Solar Energy Generation Facility Shelby, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services

Power generation near this area

There are 71 power plants within 50 miles of Little Switzerland, North Carolina (ZIP 28749), with a combined 3,164 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 42 of the 71 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bridgewater at 16.0 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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