Power Plants Near 37732 — Elgin, TN

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37732 (Elgin, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3323, -84.6063 · County: Scott

Coal 78%Hydroelectric 20%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.4 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
20.9 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.6 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.3 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.0 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.8 mi	Sr Copeland Crossville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Copeland, Llc
35.3 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.3 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
36.8 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
42.5 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.3 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
46.0 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
46.3 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
47.3 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
47.7 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
49.1 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Elgin, Tennessee (ZIP 37732), with a combined 3,845 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buffalo Mountain Energy Center at 20.4 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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