Power Plants Near 28759 — Mills River, NC

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28759 (Mills River, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.3906, -82.5680 · County: Buncombe

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.9 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
10.7 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
10.8 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
10.9 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
11.8 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
12.0 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
12.4 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
14.2 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
17.5 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
17.9 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
18.0 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
18.7 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
19.0 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.1 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
21.8 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
21.8 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
23.0 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
26.5 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
27.4 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.2 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.4 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.1 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.2 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.3 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
35.1 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
35.7 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
35.9 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
36.5 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
36.5 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
36.8 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
37.4 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.5 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
37.6 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
39.0 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
40.3 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
40.3 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
40.4 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
40.8 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
41.3 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
41.4 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
42.3 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.4 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
42.6 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
42.8 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
43.0 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.1 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.1 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
43.5 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
43.9 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
43.9 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
44.5 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
44.7 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.8 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
44.8 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
45.3 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
45.6 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
45.6 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
46.2 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
46.2 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.3 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.8 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
47.1 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.6 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
47.7 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.0 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
48.1 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
48.2 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
49.4 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
49.6 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.6 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Mills River, North Carolina (ZIP 28759), with a combined 8,198 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 36 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Asheville at 5.9 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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