Power Plants Near 38574 — Monterey, TN

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38574 (Monterey, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1509, -85.2542 · County: Putnam

Nuclear 50%Coal 34%Hydroelectric 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.3 mi	Sr Copeland Crossville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Copeland, Llc
20.0 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
28.9 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
31.9 mi	Great Falls (Tn) Rock Island, TN	Hydroelectric	34 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.2 mi	Center Hill Lancaster, TN	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.6 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
41.2 mi	Mcminnville Mcminnville, TN	Oil	24 MW	Mcminnville Electric System
44.6 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.1 mi	Watts Bar Hydro Spring City, TN	Hydroelectric	175 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.8 mi	Watts Bar Fossil Spring City, TN	Coal	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.0 mi	Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN	Nuclear	2,540 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
50.0 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Monterey, Tennessee (ZIP 38574), with a combined 5,036 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Copeland at 11.3 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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