Power Plants Near 30518 — Buford, GA

51 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30518 (Buford, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.1124, -83.9965 · County: Gwinnett

Natural Gas 91%Hydroelectric 4%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
5.8 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
14.3 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
14.9 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
15.6 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
16.7 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
18.7 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
24.0 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
24.3 mi	Morgan Falls Dunwoody, GA	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Georgia Power Co
25.2 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
25.5 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
26.6 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
26.8 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
27.0 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
27.5 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
27.6 mi	Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA	Oil	4 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
27.9 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
29.6 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
29.8 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
30.8 mi	Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Shepherd Center
31.1 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
31.1 mi	Riverwood 100 Building Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Highwoods Properties
32.4 mi	Tech Square Microgrid Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
32.5 mi	Bank Of America Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	3 MW	600 Peachtree Propco, Llc
33.0 mi	Sun Trust Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Sun Trust Plaza Associates Llc
33.1 mi	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp
33.2 mi	191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Banyan St./Gap 191 Peachtree Owner, Llc
33.2 mi	Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Gp Center Holdings Llc
33.3 mi	Solar Bess Hybrid Marietta, GA	Solar	4 MW	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation
33.4 mi	Cnn Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	13 MW	Rref Iv-P Cp Iii Marietta Street Llc
33.5 mi	Inforum Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Dcii-250 Williams Street Nw, Llc
33.9 mi	Atlanta Falcons Solar Atlanta, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
33.9 mi	Jack Mcdonough Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	2,848 MW	Georgia Power Co
34.4 mi	Atkinson Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	—	Georgia Power Co
34.6 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
34.8 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
35.2 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
35.8 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
36.5 mi	Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project Conley, GA	Solar	1 MW	Bfi Waste Systems Of Ga, Llc
39.0 mi	Mas Asb Cogen Plant Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
42.0 mi	Allatoona Cartersville, GA	Hydroelectric	87 MW	Usce-Mobile District
42.2 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
43.6 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
43.9 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
45.8 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
46.3 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
46.3 mi	Gordon Pine Hall Fairmount, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
46.5 mi	Gordon Thompson Fairmount, GA	Solar	3 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
48.4 mi	Turnipseed Solar, Llc Douglasville, GA	Solar	3 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
48.8 mi	Bartow Davidson Cartersville, GA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
48.8 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 51 power plants within 50 miles of Buford, Georgia (ZIP 30518), with a combined 5,590 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 51 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant at 2.3 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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