Power Plants Near 37997 — Knoxville, TN

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37997 (Knoxville, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.9901, -83.9622 · County: Knox

Coal 66%Hydroelectric 32%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.5 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
9.6 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
11.1 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
15.1 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
16.0 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
17.7 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.3 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.9 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.1 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
22.9 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
23.7 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.7 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
28.7 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.1 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
31.3 mi	Vonore Battery Energy Storage System Vonore, TN	Battery Storage	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.8 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.4 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
37.5 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
37.9 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
38.3 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.0 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee (ZIP 37997), with a combined 4,041 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is University Of Tennessee Steam Plant at 3.5 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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