Power Plants Near 40117 — Ekron, KY
24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40117 (Ekron, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.9113, -86.1542 · County: Meade
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 mi | Green River Solar Guston, KY | Solar | — | Green River Solar, Llc |
| 16.5 mi | Mill Creek (Ky) Louisville, KY | Coal | 1,717 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 16.6 mi | Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Dysp, Llc |
| 20.8 mi | New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY | Solar | — | Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park |
| 23.7 mi | Cane Run Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | 807 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 26.5 mi | Lanesville Solar Res Lanesville, IN | Solar | 1 MW | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
| 26.7 mi | Hardin County Lfgte Elizabethtown, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 27.5 mi | Paddys Run Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | 211 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 29.0 mi | Kentucky Mills Hawesville, KY | Biomass | 88 MW | Domtar Paper Company Llc |
| 29.8 mi | R Gallagher New Albany, IN | Coal | — | Duke Energy Indiana, Llc |
| 30.1 mi | Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Hawesville, KY | Hydroelectric | 88 MW | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| 31.9 mi | Impa Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN | Solar | 1 MW | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| 32.0 mi | Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN | Solar | 3 MW | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| 32.4 mi | Waterside Gt Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 32.8 mi | Ohio Falls Shippingport Island, KY | Hydroelectric | 110 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 34.9 mi | Kenneth C Coleman Hawesville, KY | Coal | — | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 35.4 mi | Zorn Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 35.5 mi | Troy Solar Troy, IN | Solar | 50 MW | Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co |
| 41.4 mi | Clark-Floyd Landfill Gas Generating Borden, IN | Natural Gas | — | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
| 46.5 mi | Lge-Ku Solar Share Facility Simpsonville Simpsonville, KY | Solar | 2 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 47.8 mi | Nabb Battery Energy Storage System Nabb, IN | Other Fossil | 5 MW | Duke Energy Indiana, Llc |
| 48.1 mi | Rockport Rockport, IN | Coal | 2,600 MW | Indiana Michigan Power Co |
| 48.9 mi | Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 49.4 mi | New Haven Solar Res Dale, IN | Solar | 1 MW | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
Power generation near this area
There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Ekron, Kentucky (ZIP 40117), with a combined 5,687 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Green River Solar at 5.8 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 Kentucky, visit the Kentucky state page.
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