Power Plants Near 40807 — Benham, KY

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40807 (Benham, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9648, -82.9485 · County: Harlan

Natural Gas 59%Coal 26%Other Fossil 8%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.2 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
23.4 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
27.3 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
29.1 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
32.3 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
33.9 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
35.7 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
37.9 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
38.0 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
40.4 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
40.6 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.4 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
44.8 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
46.0 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.4 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
46.9 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
48.3 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
49.9 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Benham, Kentucky (ZIP 40807), with a combined 2,588 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Greater Wise Solar Project at 15.2 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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