Power Plants Near 40829 — Grays Knob, KY

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40829 (Grays Knob, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7974, -83.2645 · County: Harlan

Natural Gas 71%Hydroelectric 13%Other Fossil 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.1 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
27.5 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
33.5 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.8 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
34.1 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
42.3 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
43.0 mi	Sr Albany, Llc Greenville, TN	Solar	—	Sr Albany, Llc
43.0 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
43.2 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
44.3 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
45.4 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.6 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
46.7 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.8 mi	Sr Greenville I Limestone, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Greenville I, Llc
48.3 mi	Sr Washington I, Llc Jonesborough, TN	Solar	9 MW	Sr Washington I, Llc
48.6 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Grays Knob, Kentucky (ZIP 40829), with a combined 1,480 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 20.1 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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