Power Plants Near 37766 — La Follette, TN

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37766 (La Follette, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.4248, -84.0907 · County: Campbell

Coal 79%Hydroelectric 19%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.9 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.5 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
24.9 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
25.1 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.1 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.5 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
34.1 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
37.5 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.4 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.1 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.2 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
43.5 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.3 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.6 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.0 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
46.2 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
48.4 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
49.3 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
49.5 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of La Follette, Tennessee (ZIP 37766), with a combined 3,813 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Norris Dam at 13.9 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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