Power Plants Near 40312 — Clay City, KY

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40312 (Clay City, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.8524, -83.9309 · County: Powell

Coal 55%Natural Gas 41%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.3 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
9.6 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
10.5 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
12.1 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
18.1 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
18.2 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
20.3 mi	Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
21.4 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
22.5 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
29.5 mi	Paris (Ky) Paris, KY	Oil	12 MW	City Of Paris - (Ky)
31.5 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
35.7 mi	Haefling Lexington, KY	Natural Gas	41 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
39.2 mi	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY	Solar	50 MW	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc
39.5 mi	Bluebird Solar Llc Leesburg, KY	Solar	—	Mn8 Energy Llc
40.0 mi	Blue Moon Cynthiana, KY	Solar	—	Blue Moon Energy Llc
40.8 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
42.4 mi	Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
42.9 mi	E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY	Coal	1,458 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
43.3 mi	Mother Ann Lee Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Lock 7 Hydro Partners Llc
47.8 mi	Green City Recovery, Llc Georgetown, KY	Biomass	2 MW	Green City Recovery, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Clay City, Kentucky (ZIP 40312), with a combined 2,662 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Blue Ridge Generating at 8.3 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 Kentucky, visit the Kentucky state page.

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