Power Plants Near 30531 — Cornelia, GA

51 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30531 (Cornelia, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.5209, -83.5453 · County: Habersham

Natural Gas 37%Hydroelectric 33%Nuclear 27%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.8 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
16.1 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
16.4 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
17.3 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
17.3 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
18.4 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
18.9 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
26.0 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
30.3 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
31.4 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
34.1 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
35.6 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
36.2 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
36.8 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
37.2 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.3 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
38.8 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
38.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
39.2 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
39.5 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
40.4 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
41.3 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.6 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
42.0 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.5 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.8 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
43.2 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.2 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
43.3 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
43.6 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
44.2 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
45.5 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
45.8 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.2 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
46.7 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
46.9 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.4 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
47.4 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
47.5 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
47.9 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
47.9 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.0 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
48.7 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
48.8 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.0 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
49.2 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
49.3 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
49.5 mi	Anderson (Sc) Anderson, SC	Solar	2 MW	Anderson Solar Farm, Llc
49.5 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
49.7 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
50.0 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co

Power generation near this area

There are 51 power plants within 50 miles of Cornelia, Georgia (ZIP 30531), with a combined 9,886 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 51 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility at 15.8 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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