Power Plants Near 40820 — Cranks, KY

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40820 (Cranks, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7558, -83.1838 · County: Harlan

Natural Gas 46%Coal 30%Hydroelectric 13%Other Fossil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.1 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
28.9 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.6 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
32.1 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
37.1 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
37.3 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
38.5 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
39.0 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
40.0 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
41.5 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.7 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
43.0 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
44.1 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
44.2 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.1 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
45.5 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
46.2 mi	Sr Greenville Ii Greeneville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville Ii, Llc
46.8 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.1 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Cranks, Kentucky (ZIP 40820), with a combined 2,255 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 15.1 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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