Power Plants Near 37863 — Pigeon Forge, TN

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37863 (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.7922, -83.5638 · County: Sevier

Hydroelectric 58%Coal 37%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.8 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
19.6 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
23.0 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
24.7 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
26.2 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.6 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
27.2 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.7 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
29.2 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
29.6 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
31.3 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
31.8 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
32.2 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
34.5 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
36.5 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
36.5 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
36.8 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.1 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.0 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
41.7 mi	Vonore Battery Energy Storage System Vonore, TN	Battery Storage	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.8 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.9 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.0 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.5 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
43.8 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.9 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
45.5 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
45.8 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.0 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
48.1 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
48.2 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
48.8 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
48.9 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.4 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (ZIP 37863), with a combined 2,551 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Douglas Dam at 11.8 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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