Power Plants Near 30545 — Helen, GA

33 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30545 (Helen, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.6866, -83.7399 · County: White

Nuclear 44%Hydroelectric 40%Natural Gas 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.5 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
14.4 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
19.2 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
19.9 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
22.1 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
22.6 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
23.2 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.3 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.6 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
27.9 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
28.2 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
31.7 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
32.0 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
32.0 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
33.7 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.9 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
40.2 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
40.5 mi	Hiwassee Dam Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	166 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.6 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.6 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.0 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
41.8 mi	Mcgrau Ford Battery Storage Facility Ball Ground, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
42.1 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
42.3 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
44.7 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
45.5 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
45.8 mi	Apalachia Reliance, TN	Hydroelectric	94 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.6 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.3 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.6 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
49.0 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
50.0 mi	Ocoee 3 Benton, TN	Hydroelectric	29 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 33 power plants within 50 miles of Helen, Georgia (ZIP 30545), with a combined 6,127 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 33 nearby plants. The closest plant is Burton Dam at 13.5 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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