Power Plants Near 30519 — Buford, GA

47 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30519 (Buford, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.0797, -83.9308 · County: Gwinnett

Natural Gas 91%Hydroelectric 4%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
10.1 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
10.5 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
12.3 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
18.0 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
19.3 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
20.4 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.0 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
21.3 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
22.5 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
22.7 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
22.9 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
23.6 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
25.5 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
27.1 mi	Morgan Falls Dunwoody, GA	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Georgia Power Co
27.2 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
28.2 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
28.3 mi	Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA	Oil	4 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
28.4 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
28.9 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
30.4 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
30.6 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
31.4 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
31.6 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
32.3 mi	Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Shepherd Center
33.4 mi	Riverwood 100 Building Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Highwoods Properties
33.7 mi	Tech Square Microgrid Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
33.7 mi	Bank Of America Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	3 MW	600 Peachtree Propco, Llc
34.1 mi	Sun Trust Plaza Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Sun Trust Plaza Associates Llc
34.3 mi	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Atlanta Gift Mart Lp
34.3 mi	191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta, GA	Oil	2 MW	Banyan St./Gap 191 Peachtree Owner, Llc
34.3 mi	Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Gp Center Holdings Llc
34.6 mi	Inforum Atlanta, GA	Oil	1 MW	Dcii-250 Williams Street Nw, Llc
34.6 mi	Cnn Center Atlanta, GA	Oil	13 MW	Rref Iv-P Cp Iii Marietta Street Llc
35.1 mi	Atlanta Falcons Solar Atlanta, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
35.9 mi	Jack Mcdonough Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	2,848 MW	Georgia Power Co
36.3 mi	Atkinson Smyrna, GA	Natural Gas	—	Georgia Power Co
36.5 mi	Solar Bess Hybrid Marietta, GA	Solar	4 MW	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation
36.9 mi	Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project Conley, GA	Solar	1 MW	Bfi Waste Systems Of Ga, Llc
39.3 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
39.6 mi	Mas Asb Cogen Plant Atlanta, GA	Natural Gas	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
39.7 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
39.9 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
41.5 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
42.3 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
45.0 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
46.0 mi	Allatoona Cartersville, GA	Hydroelectric	87 MW	Usce-Mobile District

Power generation near this area

There are 47 power plants within 50 miles of Buford, Georgia (ZIP 30519), with a combined 5,579 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 47 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant at 6.7 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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