Power Plants Near 30601 — Athens, GA

37 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30601 (Athens, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.9761, -83.3632 · County: Clarke

Natural Gas 67%Hydroelectric 28%Biomass 2%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.2 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
5.0 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
6.7 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
7.8 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
9.3 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
9.9 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
10.7 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
13.7 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
15.0 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
18.4 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
21.2 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
21.5 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
21.9 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
22.1 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
22.2 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
22.9 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
23.1 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
25.3 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
27.3 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
27.7 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
28.4 mi	Greene Durham Union Point, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
31.4 mi	Timberland Solar Carlton, GA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.6 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
37.1 mi	Sonny Solar Llc Elberton, GA	Solar	40 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
39.8 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
39.9 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
40.6 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
42.3 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
42.9 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
44.1 mi	Richard B Russell Elberton, GA	Hydroelectric	628 MW	Usce-Savannah District
44.8 mi	Wallace Dam Eatonton, GA	Hydroelectric	321 MW	Georgia Power Co
45.5 mi	Putnam Erickson Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
46.2 mi	Tri-County Solar Facility Eatonton, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.3 mi	Rocky River (Sc) Iva, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	City Of Abbeville - (Sc)
48.5 mi	Putnam Erikson 2 Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Solamerica Energy, Llc
48.8 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
48.9 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System

Power generation near this area

There are 37 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Georgia (ZIP 30601), with a combined 5,473 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 37 nearby plants. The closest plant is Athens Regional Medical Center at 2.2 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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