Power Plants Near 37048 — Cottontown, TN

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37048 (Cottontown, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.4912, -86.6033 · County: Sumner

Coal 80%Hydroelectric 11%Solar 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.3 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
13.7 mi	Old Hickory Hendersonville, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Usce-Nashville District
15.5 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
15.7 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
16.6 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
18.6 mi	Music City Community Solar Madison, TN	Solar	2 MW	Nashville Electric Service
20.0 mi	Opryland Usa Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Gaylord Entertainment Co
23.1 mi	J P Priest Nashville, TN	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Usce-Nashville District
26.3 mi	Vanderbilt University Power Plant Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	19 MW	Vanderbilt University
28.2 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
31.4 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
36.4 mi	Cheatham Ashland City, TN	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.2 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.6 mi	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc
39.7 mi	Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr Clarksville, Llc
40.5 mi	Middle Point Landfill Gas Recovery Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
46.2 mi	Mtsu Power Co-Gen Plant Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Middle Tennessee State University
49.5 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Cottontown, Tennessee (ZIP 37048), with a combined 2,403 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Horus at 12.3 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 Tennessee, visit the Tennessee state page.

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