Power Plants Near 30677 — Watkinsville, GA

41 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 30677 (Watkinsville, Georgia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.8542, -83.4080 · County: Oconee

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Barnett Shoals Watkinsville, GA	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
6.1 mi	High Shoals Hydro (Ga) High Shoals, GA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	High Shoals Hydro
7.5 mi	Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA	Oil	5 MW	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
9.4 mi	Wolfskin Solar Arnoldsville, GA	Solar	38 MW	Wolfskin Solar, Llc
9.6 mi	Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant Winterville, GA	Biomass	2 MW	Frontier Operation Services
10.7 mi	Tallassee Hydro Project Clarke, GA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tallassee Shoals Llc
13.0 mi	Dahlberg Nicholson, GA	Natural Gas	919 MW	Southern Power Co
13.2 mi	Mount Vernon Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	1 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
16.6 mi	W R Clayton Plant , GA	Natural Gas	—	Municipal Electric Authority
16.6 mi	Gratis Road Solar Facility Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Solar
16.7 mi	Walton County Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	494 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
16.7 mi	Mpc Generating Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	386 MW	Mpc Generating, Llc
16.8 mi	Doyle Energy Facility Monroe, GA	Natural Gas	409 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
17.8 mi	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility Colbert, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
18.5 mi	Pleasant Valley Solar Monroe, GA	Solar	3 MW	Walton Electric Member Corp
19.6 mi	Simon Solar Farm Llc Social Circle, GA	Solar	30 MW	Simon Solar Farm, Llc
21.9 mi	Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant Winder, GA	Biomass	7 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
22.4 mi	Comer Solar Comer, GA	Solar	2 MW	Georgia Power Co
23.3 mi	Cedar Creek Solar, Llc Winder, GA	Solar	2 MW	Southeastern Solar Farm Fund, Llc
23.7 mi	Greene Durham Union Point, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
34.8 mi	Timberland Solar Carlton, GA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.3 mi	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility Carnesville, GA	Biomass	58 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
37.1 mi	Putnam Erickson Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
37.7 mi	Wallace Dam Eatonton, GA	Hydroelectric	321 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.7 mi	Tri-County Solar Facility Eatonton, GA	Solar	1 MW	Georgia Power Co
40.4 mi	Putnam Erikson 2 Eatonton, GA	Solar	3 MW	Solamerica Energy, Llc
40.5 mi	Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant Buford, GA	Biomass	11 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
41.6 mi	Sonny Solar Llc Elberton, GA	Solar	40 MW	Pine Gate Renewables
43.8 mi	Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA	Oil	2 MW	Dekalb Regional Health System
43.9 mi	Buford Buford, GA	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Usce-Mobile District
44.3 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
44.5 mi	Lloyd Shoals Jackson, GA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Georgia Power Co
46.0 mi	Harllee Branch Milledgeville, GA	Coal	—	Georgia Power Co
47.0 mi	Sr Norwood Norwood, GA	Solar	—	Sr Norwood, Llc
47.5 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
47.9 mi	Bj Gas Recovery Norcross, GA	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.1 mi	Richard B Russell Elberton, GA	Hydroelectric	628 MW	Usce-Savannah District
48.3 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
49.0 mi	Drawhorn Solar Sparta, GA	Solar	—	Drawhorn Solar, Llc
49.6 mi	Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies Decatur, GA	Solar	1 MW	Marta
49.8 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 41 power plants within 50 miles of Watkinsville, Georgia (ZIP 30677), with a combined 5,462 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 41 nearby plants. The closest plant is Barnett Shoals at 5.7 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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