Power Plants Near 30606 — Athens, GA

39 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30606 (Athens, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.9461, -83.4180 · County: Clarke

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.6 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
5.5 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
6.7 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
8.9 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
9.6 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
10.2 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
10.8 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
14.5 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
14.6 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
17.5 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
17.8 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
18.1 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
18.3 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
18.4 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
18.7 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
20.0 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
20.3 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
21.6 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
23.7 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
28.6 mi	Greene Durham Union Point, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
30.1 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
34.5 mi	Timberland Solar Carlton, GA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.4 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
38.8 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
40.5 mi	Sonny Solar Llc Elberton, GA	Solar	40 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
40.6 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
43.4 mi	Putnam Erickson Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
43.7 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
43.8 mi	Wallace Dam Eatonton, GA	Hydroelectric	321 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.1 mi	Tri-County Solar Facility Eatonton, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
44.3 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
45.2 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
46.1 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
46.8 mi	Putnam Erikson 2 Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Solamerica Energy, Llc
47.0 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.5 mi	Richard B Russell Elberton, GA	Hydroelectric	628 MW	Usce-Savannah District
48.3 mi	State Farm Support Center East Alpharetta, GA	Oil	11 MW	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co
49.6 mi	Lloyd Shoals Jackson, GA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.6 mi	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Alpharetta, GA	Oil	8 MW	Swvp Alpharetta Owners, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 39 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Georgia (ZIP 30606), with a combined 5,480 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 39 nearby plants. The closest plant is Athens Regional Medical Center at 1.6 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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