Power Plants Near 30501 — Gainesville, GA

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30501 (Gainesville, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.3073, -83.8256 · County: Hall

Natural Gas 77%Hydroelectric 13%Biomass 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.2 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
17.5 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
19.7 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
23.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
28.4 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
28.6 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
28.7 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
28.9 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
29.5 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
30.6 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
32.8 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
33.2 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
34.1 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
34.1 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
34.5 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
34.8 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
35.0 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
35.2 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
36.0 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.3 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.8 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.6 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
38.6 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.9 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.3 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.6 mi	Morgan Falls Dunwoody, GA	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Georgia Power Co
40.1 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
40.6 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
41.6 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
41.6 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.5 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
43.8 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
44.2 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
44.2 mi	Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA	Oil	4 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
44.3 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
44.3 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
45.6 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
46.9 mi	Riverwood 100 Building Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Highwoods Properties
47.2 mi	Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Shepherd Center
47.4 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.5 mi	Solar Bess Hybrid Marietta, GA	Solar	4 MW	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation
47.6 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.9 mi	Tech Square Microgrid Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.0 mi	Bank Of America Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	3 MW	600 Peachtree Propco, Llc
49.2 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.5 mi	Sun Trust Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Sun Trust Plaza Associates Llc
49.7 mi	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp
49.7 mi	191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Banyan St./Gap 191 Peachtree Owner, Llc
49.8 mi	Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Gp Center Holdings Llc
50.0 mi	Cnn Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	13 MW	Rref Iv-P Cp Iii Marietta Street Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Gainesville, Georgia (ZIP 30501), with a combined 2,857 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant at 17.2 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 Georgia, visit the Georgia state page.

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