Power Plants Near 38501 — Cookeville, TN

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38501 (Cookeville, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.2178, -85.5423 · County: Putnam

Coal 83%Hydroelectric 14%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.0 mi	Center Hill Lancaster, TN	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Usce-Nashville District
22.3 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
22.7 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
22.9 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
27.2 mi	Sr Copeland Crossville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Copeland, Llc
28.9 mi	Great Falls (Tn) Rock Island, TN	Hydroelectric	34 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.2 mi	Mcminnville Mcminnville, TN	Oil	24 MW	Mcminnville Electric System
48.2 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
48.3 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Cookeville, Tennessee (ZIP 38501), with a combined 2,325 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Center Hill at 18.0 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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