Power Plants Near 40730 — Emlyn, KY

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40730 (Emlyn, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7039, -84.1415 · County: Whitley

Coal 84%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.2 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
22.0 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
23.0 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
32.1 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
33.3 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.0 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
41.4 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
41.7 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.2 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Emlyn, Kentucky (ZIP 40730), with a combined 1,533 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Dam at 19.2 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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