Power Plants Near 37179 — Thompsons Station, TN

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37179 (Thompsons Station, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.8090, -86.8913 · County: Williamson

Coal 89%Hydroelectric 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
23.2 mi	Sr Hickman Lyles, TN	Solar	—	Sr Hickman, Llc
23.8 mi	Vanderbilt University Power Plant Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	19 MW	Vanderbilt University
28.4 mi	J P Priest Nashville, TN	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Usce-Nashville District
29.3 mi	Sr Bell Buckle Shelbyville, TN	Solar	35 MW	Sr Bell Buckle, Llc
29.6 mi	Mtsu Power Co-Gen Plant Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Middle Tennessee State University
29.9 mi	Opryland Usa Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Gaylord Entertainment Co
30.1 mi	Middle Point Landfill Gas Recovery Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
30.4 mi	Sr Christiana, Llc Christiana, TN	Solar	—	Sr Christiana, Llc
31.4 mi	Music City Community Solar Madison, TN	Solar	2 MW	Nashville Electric Service
36.2 mi	Old Hickory Hendersonville, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.9 mi	Cheatham Ashland City, TN	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Usce-Nashville District
44.5 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.5 mi	Sr Tullahoma Tullahoma, TN	Solar	—	Sr Tullahoma, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Thompsons Station, Tennessee (ZIP 37179), with a combined 2,151 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Hickman at 23.2 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 Tennessee, visit the Tennessee state page.

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