Power Plants Near 41173 — Soldier, KY

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41173 (Soldier, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.2620, -83.2847 · County: Carter

Natural Gas 68%Coal 31%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.9 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
27.4 mi	Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
28.8 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
32.7 mi	Mason County Lfgte Maysville, KY	Natural Gas	—	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
33.8 mi	Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility Franklin Furnace, OH	Coal	67 MW	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
34.6 mi	Hanging Rock Energy Facility Ironton, OH	Natural Gas	1,430 MW	Dynegy Hanging Rock Energy Facility
35.2 mi	Greenup Hydro Franklin Furnace, OH	Hydroelectric	70 MW	City Of Hamilton - (Oh)
36.8 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
37.2 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
37.9 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
38.2 mi	Suncoke Energy South Shore Facility South Shore, KY	Coal	—	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
41.4 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
41.8 mi	H L Spurlock Maysville, KY	Coal	1,609 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Soldier, Kentucky (ZIP 41173), with a combined 5,482 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morehead Generating Facility at 14.9 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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