Power Plants Near 28789 — Whittier, NC

42 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28789 (Whittier, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4469, -83.2872 · County: Jackson

Hydroelectric 77%Natural Gas 22%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.4 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
16.5 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
17.1 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
17.3 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
18.6 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
21.7 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
22.4 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
22.7 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.0 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.0 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
29.1 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.5 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
34.5 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
34.5 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
35.5 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.3 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
36.6 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
36.9 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.3 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.1 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
39.7 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.1 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
40.2 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.0 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.1 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.1 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
41.4 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.9 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
42.0 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.4 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.5 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
43.8 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
43.8 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
44.4 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
44.7 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
45.6 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
46.7 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
47.3 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.7 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.3 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.3 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.9 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee

Power generation near this area

There are 42 power plants within 50 miles of Whittier, North Carolina (ZIP 28789), with a combined 4,545 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 42 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin (Nc) at 16.4 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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