Power Plants Near 37640 — Butler, TN

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37640 (Butler, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3282, -81.9856 · County: Johnson

Natural Gas 39%Coal 33%Hydroelectric 16%Other Fossil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.9 mi	Watauga Elizabethton, TN	Hydroelectric	58 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
7.9 mi	Wilbur Elizabethon, TN	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
14.7 mi	South Holston Bristol, TN	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.8 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
21.9 mi	Mountain Home Energy Center Mountain Home, TN	Oil	7 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
24.1 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
26.3 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.2 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
30.3 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
31.4 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.8 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
34.1 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
35.7 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
39.8 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
41.3 mi	Bridgewater Morganton, NC	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.3 mi	Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm Lenoir, NC	Solar	1 MW	Bernhardt Furniture Company
42.1 mi	Catawba River Pollution Control Morganton, NC	Oil	1 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
43.1 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
43.3 mi	Water Filter Plant #2 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	City Of Morganton - (Nc)
43.5 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
43.5 mi	Morganton Station 5 Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
45.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.3 mi	Drexel Operations Center Drexel, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
45.7 mi	Morganton, Parker Road Morganton, NC	Oil	2 MW	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
49.0 mi	Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.3 mi	Brighter Future Solar Granite Falls, NC	Solar	11 MW	Brighter Future Solar Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Butler, Tennessee (ZIP 37640), with a combined 2,052 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Watauga at 7.9 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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