Power Plants Near 40965 — Middlesboro, KY

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40965 (Middlesboro, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.6172, -83.7231 · County: Bell

Natural Gas 40%Coal 38%Hydroelectric 19%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.6 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
33.5 mi	Cherokee Dam Rudledge, TN	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.0 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.4 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
38.4 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
38.5 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
38.6 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.0 mi	Sr White Pine, Llc White Pine, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr White Pine, Llc
45.3 mi	John Sevier Rogersville, TN	Natural Gas	997 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.4 mi	Douglas Dam Dandridge, TN	Hydroelectric	151 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.5 mi	University Of Tennessee Steam Plant Knoxville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	University Of Tennessee
47.7 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.4 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
48.5 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Middlesboro, Kentucky (ZIP 40965), with a combined 2,501 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 12.6 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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