Power Plants Near 28779 — Sylva, NC

49 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28779 (Sylva, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.3481, -83.2031 · County: Jackson

Hydroelectric 50%Nuclear 36%Natural Gas 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
8.8 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
9.0 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
10.4 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
13.0 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
14.6 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
19.6 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
25.4 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
26.2 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.2 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.2 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.0 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
31.4 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.7 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
34.6 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.0 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
37.0 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.6 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
37.8 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
38.2 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
39.7 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
39.9 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
40.3 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.3 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
40.8 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.9 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.0 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
42.0 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.0 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.0 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.8 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
43.1 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.5 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.0 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
44.3 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.6 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.9 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
45.3 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
46.4 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
46.4 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.5 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
46.7 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
46.7 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.7 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.8 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
48.1 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
48.6 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
49.6 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
49.7 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 49 power plants within 50 miles of Sylva, North Carolina (ZIP 28779), with a combined 7,454 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 49 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tuckasegee at 8.2 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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