Power Plants Near 38562 — Gainesboro, TN

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38562 (Gainesboro, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3438, -85.6355 · County: Jackson

Coal 74%Hydroelectric 23%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.9 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
17.6 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
20.1 mi	Center Hill Lancaster, TN	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Usce-Nashville District
22.3 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
36.2 mi	Sr Copeland Crossville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Copeland, Llc
37.1 mi	Great Falls (Tn) Rock Island, TN	Hydroelectric	34 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.8 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
40.8 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
42.6 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.6 mi	Mcminnville Mcminnville, TN	Oil	24 MW	Mcminnville Electric System
45.3 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
47.9 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Gainesboro, Tennessee (ZIP 38562), with a combined 2,596 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dale Hollow at 16.9 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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