Power Plants Near 37881 — Thorn Hill, TN

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37881 (Thorn Hill, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3917, -83.3660 · County: Grainger

Natural Gas 59%Hydroelectric 27%Other Fossil 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.1 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
19.1 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
22.4 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
22.5 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
27.4 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
31.2 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.6 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
37.5 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
37.7 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
41.7 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.0 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.8 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
43.7 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
45.7 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
45.9 mi	Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid Hot Springs, NC	Solar	6 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
46.6 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
48.0 mi	Sr Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN	Solar	4 MW	Sr Jonesborough Ii, Llc
48.2 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.7 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Thorn Hill, Tennessee (ZIP 37881), with a combined 1,781 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cherokee Dam at 17.1 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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