Power Plants Near 40492 — Wildie, KY

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40492 (Wildie, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.4234, -84.3022 · County: Rockcastle

Coal 59%Natural Gas 36%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.7 mi	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY	Solar	50 MW	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc
26.1 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
27.2 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
27.5 mi	Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
27.9 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
28.5 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
29.2 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
30.5 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
31.7 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
32.0 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
33.3 mi	Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
33.4 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
33.6 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
33.8 mi	E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY	Coal	1,458 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
36.4 mi	Mother Ann Lee Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Lock 7 Hydro Partners Llc
41.8 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
46.9 mi	Haefling Lexington, KY	Natural Gas	41 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Wildie, Kentucky (ZIP 40492), with a combined 3,065 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Turkey Creek, Llc at 18.7 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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