Power Plants Near 40806 — Baxter, KY

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40806 (Baxter, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.8749, -83.3141 · County: Harlan

Natural Gas 75%Other Fossil 14%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
25.3 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
26.0 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
28.7 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
35.4 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
38.6 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
39.5 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.3 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
44.4 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
47.1 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
49.1 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
49.2 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
49.9 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Baxter, Kentucky (ZIP 40806), with a combined 1,405 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 25.3 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.

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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