Power Plants Near 40385 — Waco, KY

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40385 (Waco, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.7426, -84.1441 · County: Madison

Coal 55%Natural Gas 41%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
8.5 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
10.0 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
10.2 mi	Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
11.5 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
11.6 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
19.6 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
20.6 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
24.3 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
25.4 mi	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY	Solar	50 MW	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc
30.7 mi	Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
31.0 mi	Haefling Lexington, KY	Natural Gas	41 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
31.2 mi	E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY	Coal	1,458 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
32.3 mi	Mother Ann Lee Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Lock 7 Hydro Partners Llc
32.4 mi	Paris (Ky) Paris, KY	Oil	12 MW	City Of Paris - (Ky)
40.7 mi	Bluebird Solar Llc Leesburg, KY	Solar	—	Mn8 Energy Llc
43.8 mi	Tyrone Versailles, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
43.9 mi	Blue Moon Cynthiana, KY	Solar	—	Blue Moon Energy Llc
45.0 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
47.1 mi	Green City Recovery, Llc Georgetown, KY	Biomass	2 MW	Green City Recovery, Llc
49.0 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Waco, Kentucky (ZIP 40385), with a combined 2,666 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project at 3.6 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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