Power Plants Near 30506 — Gainesville, GA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30506 (Gainesville, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.3562, -83.8882 · County: Hall

Natural Gas 80%Hydroelectric 15%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.2 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
17.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
23.9 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
25.2 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
27.6 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
27.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
28.6 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
31.8 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
33.8 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
35.3 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
35.4 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
35.6 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
36.1 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.0 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
37.4 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
38.4 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.5 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
38.5 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.7 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
39.0 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.0 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
39.0 mi	Morgan Falls Dunwoody, GA	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Georgia Power Co
39.1 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
39.2 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
39.3 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.8 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.2 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.3 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
44.2 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
45.1 mi	Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA	Oil	4 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
45.2 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
45.3 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
45.4 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
46.1 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.2 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
46.2 mi	Solar Bess Hybrid Marietta, GA	Solar	4 MW	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation
46.5 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
46.5 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
46.5 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
46.5 mi	Riverwood 100 Building Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Highwoods Properties
46.9 mi	Gordon Pine Hall Fairmount, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
47.0 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
47.0 mi	Gordon Thompson Fairmount, GA	Solar	3 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
47.5 mi	Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Shepherd Center
47.5 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
48.1 mi	Carters Chatsworth, GA	Hydroelectric	500 MW	Usce-Mobile District
48.4 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
48.7 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
49.0 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
49.2 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
49.3 mi	Tech Square Microgrid Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.5 mi	Bank Of America Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	3 MW	600 Peachtree Propco, Llc
49.8 mi	Allatoona Cartersville, GA	Hydroelectric	87 MW	Usce-Mobile District
49.8 mi	Jack Mcdonough Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	2,848 MW	Georgia Power Co
50.0 mi	Sun Trust Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Sun Trust Plaza Associates Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Gainesville, Georgia (ZIP 30506), with a combined 6,283 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buford 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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