Power Plants Near 38847 — Golden, MS
8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 38847 (Golden, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 34.4812, -88.1842 · County: Itawamba
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.5 mi | Muscle Shoals Cherokee, AL | Solar | 227 MW | Muscle Shoals Solar, Llc |
| 26.3 mi | Colbert Tuscumbia, AL | Natural Gas | 1,170 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 30.8 mi | Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL | Solar | — | Sr Bear Creek, Llc |
| 31.0 mi | River Bend Solar, Llc (Al) Florence, AL | Solar | 75 MW | River Bend Solar, Llc |
| 32.5 mi | Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL | Solar | — | Urban Grid Solar |
| 38.6 mi | Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL | Hydroelectric | 667 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 39.4 mi | Packaging Corp Of America Counce, TN | Biomass | 73 MW | Packaging Corp Of America |
| 40.7 mi | Pickwick Landing Dam Pickwick Dam, TN | Hydroelectric | 240 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Power generation near this area
There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Golden, Mississippi (ZIP 38847), with a combined 2,451 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Muscle Shoals at 25.5 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 Mississippi, visit the Mississippi state page.
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