Power Plants Near 40826 — Eolia, KY

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40826 (Eolia, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0618, -82.7706 · County: Letcher

Natural Gas 64%Coal 23%Other Fossil 7%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
14.2 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
25.9 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
26.1 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
30.9 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
32.3 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
32.7 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
36.6 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
37.2 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
39.4 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
41.6 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.3 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
45.9 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
46.0 mi	Sr Gray Gray, TN	Solar	—	Sr Gray, Llc
46.7 mi	Boone Dam Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	106 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.1 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc
48.5 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Eolia, Kentucky (ZIP 40826), with a combined 2,951 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Greater Wise Solar Project at 10.3 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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