Power Plants Near 30565 — Nicholson, GA

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30565 (Nicholson, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.0970, -83.4210 · County: Jackson

Natural Gas 69%Hydroelectric 25%Biomass 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.0 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
8.7 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
9.4 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
13.6 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
14.9 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
15.9 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
17.9 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
18.9 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
19.8 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
20.0 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
20.0 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
21.7 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
21.7 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
23.6 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
24.0 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
24.8 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
25.0 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
25.2 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
29.5 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
30.1 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
32.4 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
35.1 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
35.8 mi	Timberland Solar Carlton, GA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.3 mi	Greene Durham Union Point, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
37.8 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
38.2 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
38.6 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
40.1 mi	Sonny Solar Llc Elberton, GA	Solar	40 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
40.7 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
40.8 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
42.8 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.4 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.4 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
45.7 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
46.2 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.2 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
47.5 mi	Richard B Russell Elberton, GA	Hydroelectric	628 MW	Usce-Savannah District
47.7 mi	Rocky River (Sc) Iva, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	City Of Abbeville - (Sc)
48.2 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.5 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc
48.6 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
48.8 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
49.8 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Nicholson, Georgia (ZIP 30565), with a combined 5,321 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dahlberg at 4.0 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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