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
| 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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