Power Plants Near 38583 — Sparta, TN

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38583 (Sparta, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.9439, -85.4392 · County: White

Nuclear 83%Hydroelectric 16%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.5 mi	Great Falls (Tn) Rock Island, TN	Hydroelectric	34 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
19.5 mi	Sr Copeland Crossville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Copeland, Llc
23.7 mi	Mcminnville Mcminnville, TN	Oil	24 MW	Mcminnville Electric System
24.1 mi	Center Hill Lancaster, TN	Hydroelectric	140 MW	Usce-Nashville District
35.8 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
36.9 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
37.2 mi	Sr Sequatchie Dunlap, TN	Solar	—	Sr Sequatchie, Llc
38.4 mi	Sr Marion, Llc Dunlap, TN	Solar	1 MW	Sr Marion, Llc
41.0 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
42.9 mi	Watts Bar Hydro Spring City, TN	Hydroelectric	175 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.4 mi	Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN	Nuclear	2,540 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.5 mi	Watts Bar Fossil Spring City, TN	Coal	—	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Sparta, Tennessee (ZIP 38583), with a combined 3,067 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 Great Falls (Tn) at 14.5 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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