Power Plants Near 40979 — Roark, KY

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 40979 (Roark, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0226, -83.5152 · County: Leslie

Hydroelectric 73%Oil 23%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.7 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
22.5 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
31.9 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
34.6 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
39.2 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
40.9 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
41.9 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
43.7 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
46.7 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Roark, Kentucky (ZIP 40979), with a combined 96 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pineville at 20.7 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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