Power Plants Near 40509 — Lexington, KY

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40509 (Lexington, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.0102, -84.4274 · County: Fayette

Coal 55%Natural Gas 41%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.9 mi	Haefling Lexington, KY	Natural Gas	41 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
9.5 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
12.7 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
14.7 mi	Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
16.9 mi	Paris (Ky) Paris, KY	Oil	12 MW	City Of Paris - (Ky)
19.8 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
20.2 mi	Bluebird Solar Llc Leesburg, KY	Solar	—	Mn8 Energy Llc
20.4 mi	Mother Ann Lee Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Lock 7 Hydro Partners Llc
21.6 mi	Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
21.8 mi	E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY	Coal	1,458 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
23.1 mi	Tyrone Versailles, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
23.6 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
24.1 mi	Green City Recovery, Llc Georgetown, KY	Biomass	2 MW	Green City Recovery, Llc
26.6 mi	Blue Moon Cynthiana, KY	Solar	—	Blue Moon Energy Llc
29.8 mi	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY	Solar	50 MW	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc
30.3 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
34.8 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
43.0 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
45.9 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
47.8 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
49.6 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Lexington, Kentucky (ZIP 40509), with a combined 2,662 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Haefling at 6.9 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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