Power Plants Near 30523 — Clarkesville, GA

47 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30523 (Clarkesville, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.6450, -83.5243 · County: Habersham

Hydroelectric 39%Nuclear 31%Natural Gas 28%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.7 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
9.8 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
10.3 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
10.3 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
10.7 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
10.9 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
21.6 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
22.9 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
27.6 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
28.0 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
30.0 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.6 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
36.9 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
37.0 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.7 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
38.1 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
38.6 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.9 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
39.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.9 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.6 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
40.8 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.3 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
43.4 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
43.5 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
43.8 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.1 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.1 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.7 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
44.7 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
44.8 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
45.3 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
45.3 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
45.8 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
45.9 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
46.1 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
46.1 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.5 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.3 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.4 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
47.7 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
48.3 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
48.5 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.6 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.0 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
49.2 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.4 mi	Anderson (Sc) Anderson, SC	Solar	2 MW	Anderson Solar Farm, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 47 power plants within 50 miles of Clarkesville, Georgia (ZIP 30523), with a combined 8,636 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 47 nearby plants. The closest plant is Nacoochee at 7.7 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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