Power Plants Near 37709 — Blaine, TN

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37709 (Blaine, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1583, -83.6783 · County: Grainger

Hydroelectric 37%Natural Gas 33%Coal 29%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.1 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
15.6 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
19.9 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
20.0 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
22.1 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
23.5 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.3 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.6 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
33.0 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
36.9 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.2 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
37.7 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
39.5 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.5 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.6 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.3 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
44.3 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
46.1 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
46.3 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
47.2 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
47.6 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.0 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
49.4 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Blaine, Tennessee (ZIP 37709), with a combined 3,283 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cherokee Dam at 10.1 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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