Power Plants Near 40906 — Barbourville, KY
7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40906 (Barbourville, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.8665, -83.8888 · County: Knox
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 16.2 mi | Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY | Biomass | 4 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 22.1 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 39.9 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 44.4 mi | Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY | Solar | — | Avangrid Power Llc |
| 45.8 mi | Norris Dam Norris, TN | Hydroelectric | 131 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 47.8 mi | Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Barbourville, Kentucky (ZIP 40906), with a combined 549 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 8.5 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.
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