Power Plants Near 30151 — Nelson, GA

45 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30151 (Nelson, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.3820, -84.3710 · County: Cherokee

Natural Gas 48%Coal 41%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.6 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
19.4 mi	Gordon Pine Hall Fairmount, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
19.6 mi	Gordon Thompson Fairmount, GA	Solar	3 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
21.3 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
21.7 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
22.6 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
23.4 mi	Carters Chatsworth, GA	Hydroelectric	500 MW	Usce-Mobile District
25.4 mi	Allatoona Cartersville, GA	Hydroelectric	87 MW	Usce-Mobile District
26.1 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
27.7 mi	Bartow Davidson Cartersville, GA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
28.6 mi	Morgan Falls Dunwoody, GA	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Georgia Power Co
29.8 mi	Solar Bess Hybrid Marietta, GA	Solar	4 MW	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation
32.1 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
35.0 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.2 mi	Riverwood 100 Building Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Highwoods Properties
36.1 mi	Bowen Cartersville, GA	Coal	3,499 MW	Georgia Power Co
36.8 mi	Murray Treadwell Farms Chatsworth, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
38.5 mi	Thomas A Smith Energy Facility Dalton, GA	Natural Gas	1,192 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
39.0 mi	Jack Mcdonough Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	2,848 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.5 mi	Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Shepherd Center
39.5 mi	Dalton 2 Dalton, GA	Solar	7 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.5 mi	Atkinson Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	—	Georgia Power Co
41.1 mi	Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA	Oil	4 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
41.8 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
41.9 mi	Tech Square Microgrid Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.2 mi	Bank Of America Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	3 MW	600 Peachtree Propco, Llc
42.8 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
42.8 mi	Sun Trust Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Sun Trust Plaza Associates Llc
42.9 mi	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp
43.0 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.1 mi	Cnn Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	13 MW	Rref Iv-P Cp Iii Marietta Street Llc
43.1 mi	191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Banyan St./Gap 191 Peachtree Owner, Llc
43.2 mi	Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Gp Center Holdings Llc
43.3 mi	Atlanta Falcons Solar Atlanta, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
43.5 mi	Inforum Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Dcii-250 Williams Street Nw, Llc
43.6 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
44.3 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
44.9 mi	Aragon Energy Storage Aragon, GA	Battery Storage	—	Aragon Energy Storage Llc
45.0 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
45.0 mi	Rockmart Rockmart, GA	Solar	3 MW	Cardinal Renewables
48.3 mi	Ocoee 3 Benton, TN	Hydroelectric	29 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.5 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.6 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
48.9 mi	Ocoee 2 Benton, TN	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.6 mi	Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project Conley, GA	Solar	1 MW	Bfi Waste Systems Of Ga, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 45 power plants within 50 miles of Nelson, Georgia (ZIP 30151), with a combined 8,467 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 45 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility at 4.6 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 Georgia, visit the Georgia state page.

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