Power Plants Near 40831 — Harlan, KY

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40831 (Harlan, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7596, -83.3499 · County: Harlan

Natural Gas 74%Other Fossil 14%Hydroelectric 10%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
21.8 miPowell Valley
Kyles Ford, TN
Oil22 MWPowell Valley Electric Coop
22.9 miPineville
Four Mile, KY
CoalKentucky Utilities Co
34.0 miJohn Sevier
Rogersville, TN
Natural Gas997 MWTennessee Valley Authority
36.8 miBright Mountain Solar
Hazard, KY
SolarAvangrid Power Llc
39.1 miGreater Wise Solar Project
Norton, VA
SolarBq Energy Development
41.7 miCherokee Dam
Rudledge, TN
Hydroelectric135 MWTennessee Valley Authority
43.2 miSr Albany, Llc
Greenville, TN
SolarSr Albany, Llc
44.1 miSr White Pine, Llc
White Pine, TN
Solar2 MWSr White Pine, Llc
45.3 miLaurel Ridge Lfgte
Lily, KY
Biomass4 MWEast Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
45.8 miDomtar Kingsport Mill
Kingsport, TN
Natural Gas50 MWDomtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
46.8 miStarfire Mountain Solar
Talcum, KY
SolarBrightnight Power
47.6 miTennessee Eastman Operations
Kingsport, TN
Other Fossil194 MWEastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
48.4 miSr Greenville I
Limestone, TN
Solar5 MWSr Greenville I, Llc
48.4 miMineral Gap
Wise, VA
Solar3 MWMadison Energy Investments Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Harlan, Kentucky (ZIP 40831), with a combined 1,412 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Powell Valley at 21.8 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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