Power Plants Near 40755 — Pittsburg, KY
14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40755 (Pittsburg, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.1678, -84.1166 · County: Laurel
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 mi | Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY | Biomass | 4 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 16.6 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 28.7 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 32.3 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 32.7 mi | Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 33.8 mi | Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 13 Hydro Partners |
| 36.4 mi | Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY | Hydroelectric | 3 MW | Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 38.4 mi | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY | Solar | 50 MW | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc |
| 40.2 mi | Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | North American Biofuels, Llc |
| 42.6 mi | Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 46.3 mi | Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY | Solar | — | Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc |
| 46.6 mi | Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY | Solar | — | Avangrid Power Llc |
| 49.4 mi | J K Smith Winchester, KY | Natural Gas | 1,055 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 49.9 mi | Dale Winchester, KY | Coal | — | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
Power generation near this area
There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburg, Kentucky (ZIP 40755), with a combined 1,527 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Ridge Lfgte at 9.3 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.
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