Power Plants Near 28765 — Penland, NC

64 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28765 (Penland, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.9219, -82.1107 · County: Mitchell

Natural Gas 56%Hydroelectric 19%Solar 12%Other Fossil 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.7 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.3 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
24.9 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
26.9 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
28.7 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
29.0 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.0 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.3 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
30.6 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
30.7 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
31.3 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
32.3 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
32.3 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
32.8 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
33.2 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
33.4 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
34.2 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
34.5 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
34.9 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.6 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
36.9 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.2 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.0 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.3 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
39.8 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
40.0 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
40.1 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
40.2 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.3 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
40.4 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
40.5 mi	Dragstrip Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
40.6 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
40.8 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
40.8 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
40.9 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.1 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
41.3 mi	Cline Solar Farm, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cline Solar, Llc
41.4 mi	Granite Falls Walmart Granite Falls, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
41.5 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.6 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.7 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
41.7 mi	Innovative Solar 26, Llc Hildebran, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.7 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
42.0 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc
42.9 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
43.1 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
45.0 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
45.6 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.9 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
46.0 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
46.0 mi	Belwood Farm Lawndale, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc
46.3 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.0 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
48.0 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
48.4 mi	Two Lines Farm Hickory, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
48.4 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
48.5 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
48.5 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
49.2 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
49.3 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
49.4 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
49.8 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
49.8 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
49.9 mi	Apex Nc Solar Lawndale, NC	Solar	—	Apex Nc Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 64 power plants within 50 miles of Penland, North Carolina (ZIP 28765), with a combined 1,802 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 35 of the 64 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bridgewater at 19.7 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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