Power Plants Near 28774 — Sapphire, NC

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28774 (Sapphire, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.0666, -83.0019 · County: Transylvania

Hydroelectric 38%Nuclear 35%Natural Gas 26%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.1 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
8.9 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
10.2 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
12.8 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
13.5 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
14.0 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
14.4 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
19.7 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
19.7 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
22.7 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
23.4 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
24.4 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
26.3 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
28.3 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
28.4 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
28.7 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.8 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
31.4 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
31.4 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
31.8 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
32.8 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
32.9 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
35.6 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
35.6 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
35.8 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
35.9 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
36.1 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
36.7 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
37.1 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
37.9 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
38.2 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.4 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
39.3 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
39.6 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
40.0 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
40.6 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.6 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.4 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
41.4 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
41.9 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
42.1 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.6 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.7 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
43.5 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.5 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
43.7 mi	Anderson (Sc) Anderson, SC	Solar	2 MW	Anderson Solar Farm, Llc
44.0 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.2 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
44.8 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.4 mi	W S Lee Williamston, SC	Natural Gas	955 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
45.8 mi	Anderson Regional Landfill Belton, SC	Biomass	3 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
45.9 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
46.2 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
46.9 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
46.9 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.5 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
48.1 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
48.3 mi	Berry Road Solar Pelzer, SC	Solar	2 MW	Rpsc Solar 3, Llc
49.5 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
49.6 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
49.8 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Sapphire, North Carolina (ZIP 28774), with a combined 7,677 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bad Creek at 4.1 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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