Power Plants Near 30546 — Hiawassee, GA

39 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30546 (Hiawassee, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.9063, -83.7274 · County: Towns

Hydroelectric 58%Nuclear 41%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.6 mi	Chatuge Hayesville, NC	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
13.2 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
15.7 mi	Mission Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
16.6 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
18.1 mi	Martins Creek Solar Nc, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
20.0 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
20.2 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
20.7 mi	Nottely Blairsville, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
22.1 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
25.1 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
25.2 mi	Murphy Farm Power, Llc Culberson, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
25.4 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.4 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.5 mi	Cs Murphy Point, Llc Murphy, NC	Solar	1 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
26.8 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
29.6 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
30.6 mi	Hiwassee Dam Murphy, NC	Hydroelectric	166 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.5 mi	Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, GA	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.9 mi	Apalachia Reliance, TN	Hydroelectric	94 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.9 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.2 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
39.3 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
40.9 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.3 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.9 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.7 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
42.9 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.9 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
43.0 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
43.7 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
44.3 mi	Ocoee 3 Benton, TN	Hydroelectric	29 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.9 mi	Ocoee 2 Benton, TN	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.2 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.2 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.5 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
47.6 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.8 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
48.0 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
48.2 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 39 power plants within 50 miles of Hiawassee, Georgia (ZIP 30546), with a combined 6,551 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 39 nearby plants. The closest plant is Chatuge at 8.6 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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