Power Plants Near 37246 — Nashville, TN

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37246 (Nashville, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1586, -86.7900 · County: Davidson

Coal 79%Hydroelectric 11%Solar 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Vanderbilt University Power Plant Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	19 MW	Vanderbilt University
6.5 mi	Opryland Usa Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Gaylord Entertainment Co
6.7 mi	Music City Community Solar Madison, TN	Solar	2 MW	Nashville Electric Service
9.6 mi	J P Priest Nashville, TN	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Usce-Nashville District
12.2 mi	Old Hickory Hendersonville, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Usce-Nashville District
24.3 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.6 mi	Cheatham Ashland City, TN	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Usce-Nashville District
27.9 mi	Middle Point Landfill Gas Recovery Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
31.6 mi	Sr Hickman Lyles, TN	Solar	—	Sr Hickman, Llc
31.9 mi	Mtsu Power Co-Gen Plant Murfreesboro, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Middle Tennessee State University
37.5 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
38.5 mi	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc
38.7 mi	Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr Clarksville, Llc
39.6 mi	Sr Christiana, Llc Christiana, TN	Solar	—	Sr Christiana, Llc
40.5 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
40.7 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
44.7 mi	Sr Bell Buckle Shelbyville, TN	Solar	35 MW	Sr Bell Buckle, Llc
44.8 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
48.0 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
49.6 mi	Bi-County Gas Producers Woodlawn, TN	Biomass	3 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Nashville, Tennessee (ZIP 37246), with a combined 2,440 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Vanderbilt University Power Plant at 1.2 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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