Power Plants Near 37998 — Knoxville, TN

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 37998 (Knoxville, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.9351, -83.7503 · County: Knox

Coal 63%Hydroelectric 34%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.9 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
12.0 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
14.3 mi	Sr Maryville East Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville East, Llc
18.6 mi	Sr Blount, Llc Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Blount, Llc
20.1 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.4 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
22.8 mi	Sr Maryville Maryville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Maryville, Llc
23.5 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.6 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.1 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
29.3 mi	Fort Loudoun Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	153 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.0 mi	Melton Hill Lenoir City, TN	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
31.8 mi	Chilhowee Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
33.2 mi	Calderwood Tallassee, TN	Hydroelectric	157 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
33.6 mi	Fontana Dam Fontana Dam, NC	Hydroelectric	255 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.3 mi	Santeetlah Robbinsville, NC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
34.7 mi	Primient Loudon Plant Loudon, TN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primient, Llc
35.3 mi	Cheoah Tapoco, NC	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower Lp
35.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.7 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
36.8 mi	Vonore Battery Energy Storage System Vonore, TN	Battery Storage	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.6 mi	Walters Waterville, NC	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
43.1 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.0 mi	Nantahala Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	43 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.1 mi	Queens Creek Topton, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee (ZIP 37998), with a combined 4,193 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is University Of Tennessee Steam Plant at 9.9 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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