Power Plants Near 37870 — Speedwell, TN

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37870 (Speedwell, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.4797, -83.8135 · County: Claiborne

Natural Gas 39%Coal 37%Hydroelectric 22%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.1 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
23.5 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.8 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.8 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
37.0 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.2 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
38.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
38.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.4 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
38.9 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.4 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
41.8 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
43.9 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
47.8 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.0 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
49.2 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Speedwell, Tennessee (ZIP 37870), with a combined 2,573 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 22.1 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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