Power Plants Near 41049 — Hillsboro, KY

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41049 (Hillsboro, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.2929, -83.6697 · County: Fleming

Coal 55%Natural Gas 37%Hydroelectric 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.8 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
11.0 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
20.5 mi	Mason County Lfgte Maysville, KY	Natural Gas	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
29.3 mi	H L Spurlock Maysville, KY	Coal	1,609 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
31.4 mi	Paris (Ky) Paris, KY	Oil	12 MW	City Of Paris - (Ky)
32.3 mi	Blue Moon Cynthiana, KY	Solar	—	Blue Moon Energy Llc
36.7 mi	Cooperative Solar One Winchester, KY	Solar	9 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
36.8 mi	J K Smith Winchester, KY	Natural Gas	1,055 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
38.7 mi	Bluebird Solar Llc Leesburg, KY	Solar	—	Mn8 Energy Llc
41.9 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
42.3 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc
43.0 mi	Dale Winchester, KY	Coal	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
43.5 mi	Brown County Lfgte Power Station Georgetown, OH	Biomass	5 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
43.9 mi	Meldahl Hydroelectric Project Foster, KY	Hydroelectric	105 MW	City Of Hamilton - (Oh)
45.2 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
47.2 mi	Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
47.3 mi	Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
47.6 mi	Nestlewood Solar Hamersville, OH	Solar	80 MW	Nestlewood Solar
47.8 mi	Green City Recovery, Llc Georgetown, KY	Biomass	2 MW	Green City Recovery, Llc
48.4 mi	Haefling Lexington, KY	Natural Gas	41 MW	Kentucky Utilities Co
48.6 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Hillsboro, Kentucky (ZIP 41049), with a combined 2,925 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morehead Generating Facility at 9.8 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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