Power Plants Near 40769 — Williamsburg, KY

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40769 (Williamsburg, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7470, -84.1394 · County: Whitley

Coal 59%Hydroelectric 35%Wind 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.5 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
20.1 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
21.2 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
30.4 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
36.2 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.9 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
44.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
44.7 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Williamsburg, Kentucky (ZIP 40769), with a combined 583 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Dam at 16.5 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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