Power Plants Near 37318 — Cowan, TN

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37318 (Cowan, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.1783, -86.0167 · County: Franklin

Hydroelectric 89%Solar 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.4 mi	Franklin (Tn) Estill Springs, TN	Natural Gas	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
14.8 mi	Tims Ford Winchester, TN	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
19.2 mi	Sr Tullahoma Tullahoma, TN	Solar	—	Sr Tullahoma, Llc
20.0 mi	Elora Solar Elora, TN	Solar	150 MW	Elora Solar
25.2 mi	Widows Creek Stevenson, AL	Coal	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
25.4 mi	Nickajack New Hope, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.8 mi	Bellefonte Hollywood, AL	Oil	14 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.5 mi	Raccoon Mountain Chattanooga, TN	Hydroelectric	1,714 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.8 mi	Sr Bell Buckle Shelbyville, TN	Solar	35 MW	Sr Bell Buckle, Llc
38.6 mi	Sr Marion, Llc Dunlap, TN	Solar	1 MW	Sr Marion, Llc
39.5 mi	Mcminnville Mcminnville, TN	Oil	24 MW	Mcminnville Electric System
41.1 mi	Sr Christiana, Llc Christiana, TN	Solar	—	Sr Christiana, Llc
42.1 mi	Sr Sequatchie Dunlap, TN	Solar	—	Sr Sequatchie, Llc
42.3 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
44.8 mi	Chickamauga Chattanooga, TN	Hydroelectric	160 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.9 mi	Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Solar Chattanooga, TN	Solar	3 MW	Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
48.5 mi	Great Falls (Tn) Rock Island, TN	Hydroelectric	34 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Cowan, Tennessee (ZIP 37318), with a combined 2,316 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin (Tn) at 9.4 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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