Power Plants Near 37847 — Pioneer, TN

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37847 (Pioneer, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.4695, -84.2907 · County: Campbell

Coal 83%Hydroelectric 16%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.3 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.8 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
24.2 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.3 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.9 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.0 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
37.0 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
40.2 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
40.4 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.6 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
41.3 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
41.4 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.9 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.8 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Pioneer, Tennessee (ZIP 37847), with a combined 3,598 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Norris Dam at 20.3 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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