Power Plants Near 38585 — Spencer, TN

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38585 (Spencer, Tennessee). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.7279, -85.4287 · County: Van Buren

Nuclear 67%Hydroelectric 31%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
12.7 miGreat Falls (Tn)
Rock Island, TN		Hydroelectric34 MWTennessee Valley Authority
17.8 miMcminnville
Mcminnville, TN		Oil24 MWMcminnville Electric System
22.5 miSr Sequatchie
Dunlap, TN		Solar—Sr Sequatchie, Llc
23.4 miSr Marion, Llc
Dunlap, TN		Solar1 MWSr Marion, Llc
27.7 miSr Copeland
Crossville, TN		Solar—Sr Copeland, Llc
33.9 miCenter Hill
Lancaster, TN		Hydroelectric140 MWUsce-Nashville District
36.9 miWatts Bar Hydro
Spring City, TN		Hydroelectric175 MWTennessee Valley Authority
36.9 miWatts Bar Nuclear Plant
Spring City, TN		Nuclear2,540 MWTennessee Valley Authority
37.2 miWatts Bar Fossil
Spring City, TN		Coal—Tennessee Valley Authority
39.5 miSequoyah
Soddy Daisy, TN		Nuclear2,441 MWTennessee Valley Authority
44.7 miChickamauga
Chattanooga, TN		Hydroelectric160 MWTennessee Valley Authority
46.5 miRaccoon Mountain
Chattanooga, TN		Hydroelectric1,714 MWTennessee Valley Authority
46.8 miVolkswagen Solar System
Chattanooga, TN		Solar8 MWSr Enterprise South, Llc
48.1 miBowater Newsprint Calhoun Operation
Calhoun, TN		Biomass63 MWResolute Forest Products
48.3 miCordell Hull
Carthage, TN		Hydroelectric100 MWUsce-Nashville District

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Spencer, Tennessee (ZIP 38585), with a combined 7,398 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Great Falls (Tn) at 12.7 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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