Power Plants Near 37868 — Pigeon Forge, TN

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37868 (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.8809, -83.5561 · County: Sevier

Hydroelectric 41%Natural Gas 30%Coal 27%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.1 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.2 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
21.3 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
22.6 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
26.4 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
29.2 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
31.1 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
31.2 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
32.8 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.6 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
35.0 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.9 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
36.1 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
36.8 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
38.2 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.0 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.9 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
41.7 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.6 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.7 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
43.9 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
44.0 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
44.3 mi	Vonore Battery Energy Storage System Vonore, TN	Battery Storage	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.8 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
46.8 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.9 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
47.2 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
47.6 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.0 mi	Marshall Dam Marshall, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.9 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
50.0 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (ZIP 37868), with a combined 3,511 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Douglas Dam at 5.7 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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