Power Plants Near 40940 — Frakes, KY

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40940 (Frakes, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.6070, -83.9484 · County: Bell

Coal 77%Hydroelectric 20%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.7 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
27.6 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.3 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
30.6 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
34.2 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
39.3 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.8 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
40.0 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.1 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.7 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
45.5 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
49.8 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Frakes, Kentucky (ZIP 40940), with a combined 1,675 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 16.7 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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