Power Plants Near 28783 — Tuckasegee, NC

52 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28783 (Tuckasegee, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.2599, -83.0749 · County: Jackson

Hydroelectric 46%Nuclear 38%Natural Gas 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
1.4 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
3.1 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
3.4 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
5.2 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
16.9 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
18.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
18.1 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
22.7 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.3 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
30.1 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
30.5 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
33.5 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
33.6 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.7 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.9 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.9 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.3 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
34.4 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
36.8 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.9 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
37.3 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
37.7 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.0 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
38.5 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.7 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
39.3 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.7 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
40.2 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
40.3 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
40.3 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
40.9 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
41.1 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
41.5 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
41.6 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
41.7 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
42.2 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
42.4 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.7 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.7 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
43.2 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.7 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
43.7 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
43.8 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.8 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
46.3 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
48.2 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
48.4 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.5 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
49.5 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
49.8 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
49.9 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 52 power plants within 50 miles of Tuckasegee, North Carolina (ZIP 28783), with a combined 6,990 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 52 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bear Creek Dam at 1.2 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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