Power Plants Near 40351 — Morehead, KY

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40351 (Morehead, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.1990, -83.4436 · County: Rowan

Natural Gas 71%Coal 28%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.5 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
23.9 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
30.7 mi	Mason County Lfgte Maysville, KY	Natural Gas	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
37.0 mi	Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
40.1 mi	H L Spurlock Maysville, KY	Coal	1,609 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
41.9 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
43.2 mi	Paris (Ky) Paris, KY	Oil	12 MW	City Of Paris - (Ky)
43.2 mi	Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility Franklin Furnace, OH	Coal	67 MW	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
43.4 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
44.1 mi	Hanging Rock Energy Facility Ironton, OH	Natural Gas	1,430 MW	Dynegy Hanging Rock Energy Facility
44.3 mi	Greenup Hydro Franklin Furnace, OH	Hydroelectric	70 MW	City Of Hamilton - (Oh)
44.9 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
45.3 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
45.6 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
45.7 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
45.7 mi	Blue Moon Cynthiana, KY	Solar	—	Blue Moon Energy Llc
46.0 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
46.4 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
46.6 mi	Suncoke Energy South Shore Facility South Shore, KY	Coal	—	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
47.2 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
48.1 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
49.7 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Morehead, Kentucky (ZIP 40351), with a combined 6,042 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morehead Generating Facility at 5.5 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 Kentucky, visit the Kentucky state page.

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