Power Plants Near 28790 — Zirconia, NC

93 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 28790 (Zirconia, North Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.2153, -82.4574 · County: Henderson

Natural Gas 39%Hydroelectric 29%Nuclear 29%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.4 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
11.9 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
12.0 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
12.3 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
17.4 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
18.4 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
21.2 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
22.7 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
22.8 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
23.7 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
24.3 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
24.5 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
25.0 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
25.1 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
27.2 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
27.9 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
27.9 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
28.6 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
29.8 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
30.2 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
30.5 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
30.6 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
30.8 mi	Amethyst Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	3 MW	Amethyst Solar Llc
30.8 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
30.8 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
31.1 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
31.3 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.4 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
31.7 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
32.3 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
32.3 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
32.4 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
32.4 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
32.5 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
33.0 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
33.7 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
33.7 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
34.2 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
34.3 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
34.5 mi	Westminister Nc Rutherfordton, NC	Solar	—	Ecoplexus, Inc
34.7 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
35.3 mi	Clear Solar I, Llc Forest City, NC	Solar	4 MW	Clear Solar I, Llc
35.5 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
35.5 mi	Rutherford Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	75 MW	Southern Power Co
36.0 mi	Charlotte Solar Forest City, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
36.1 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
36.2 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
36.3 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
36.6 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
36.6 mi	Bostic Delivery No 2 Bostic, NC	Oil	1 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
36.9 mi	Old Caroleen Solar Farm Forest City, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
37.3 mi	Gamble Solar Bostic, NC	Solar	3 MW	Oppidum Renewables Usa, Llc
37.7 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.7 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.8 mi	Lincoln Solar, Llc (Nc) Bostic, NC	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
37.9 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
38.4 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
38.4 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
38.6 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
38.8 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.0 mi	Innovative Solar 18, Llc Bostic, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.4 mi	James E. Rogers Energy Complex Cliffside, NC	Natural Gas	1,531 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.5 mi	Ivy River Hydro Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Madison Hydro Partners
39.6 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
39.8 mi	Innovative Solar 15, Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
39.8 mi	Ruff Solar Llc Ellenboro, NC	Solar	22 MW	Sol Systems
39.9 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
40.5 mi	Berry Road Solar Pelzer, SC	Solar	2 MW	Rpsc Solar 3, Llc
41.0 mi	Pinson Solar Farm Woodruff, SC	Solar	20 MW	Cardinal Renewables
41.4 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
42.4 mi	W S Lee Williamston, SC	Natural Gas	955 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.5 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.9 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
43.3 mi	Sophie Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	5 MW	Sophie Solar Llc
44.3 mi	Anderson Regional Landfill Belton, SC	Biomass	3 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
44.8 mi	Beetle Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.1 mi	Upper Pacolet Hydro Pacolet, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Lockhart Power Co
45.5 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
46.0 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
46.1 mi	Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility Pacolet, SC	Oil	5 MW	Lockhart Power Co
46.2 mi	Beaverdam Renewable Energy Center Grey Court, SC	Solar	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.0 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.3 mi	Shelby, Nc Shelby, NC	Oil	4 MW	Electric Glass Fiber America, Llc.
47.6 mi	Warbler Holdings Shelby, NC	Solar	4 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
47.7 mi	Ayrshire Shelby, NC	Solar	19 MW	Cd Global Solar Holdings, Llc
47.8 mi	Hollidays Bridge Hydro Honea Path, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
47.8 mi	Audrey Solar Shelby, NC	Solar	3 MW	Audrey Solar Llc
47.9 mi	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc Gaffney, SC	Solar	5 MW	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc
48.7 mi	Shelby Solar Energy Generation Facility Shelby, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.7 mi	Cherokee County Cogen Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	101 MW	Cherokee County Cogen Partners Llc
48.9 mi	Gaston Shoals Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
49.4 mi	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	233 Randolph 74 Solar I, Llc
49.5 mi	Shelby Randolph Road Solar 1, Llc Shelby, NC	Solar	2 MW	Sre Utility Solar 1, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 93 power plants within 50 miles of Zirconia, North Carolina (ZIP 28790), with a combined 9,344 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 48 of the 93 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tuxedo at 4.4 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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