Power Plants Near 40840 — Helton, KY

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40840 (Helton, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9540, -83.3907 · County: Leslie

Natural Gas 91%Hydroelectric 6%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
23.2 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
24.0 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
32.9 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
35.0 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
39.2 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
39.4 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
46.3 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
46.4 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.8 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
48.6 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Helton, Kentucky (ZIP 40840), with a combined 1,096 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 23.2 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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