Power Plants Near 41179 — Vanceburg, KY

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41179 (Vanceburg, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.4699, -83.2702 · County: Lewis

Natural Gas 66%Coal 30%Solar 3%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
24.3 miMorehead Generating Facility
Morehead, KY
Biomass1 MWNorth American Biofuels, Llc
25.4 miGreenup Hydro
Franklin Furnace, OH
Hydroelectric70 MWCity Of Hamilton - (Oh)
25.4 miHaverhill North Cogeneration Facility
Franklin Furnace, OH
Coal67 MWSuncoke Energy, Inc.
25.5 miGreen Valley Lfgte
Ashland, KY
Biomass2 MWEast Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
25.8 miMason County Lfgte
Maysville, KY
Natural GasEast Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
26.3 miSuncoke Energy South Shore Facility
South Shore, KY
CoalSuncoke Energy, Inc.
27.3 miAeug Fleming Solar, Llc
Fleming, KY
SolarAcciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
27.3 miHanging Rock Energy Facility
Ironton, OH
Natural Gas1,430 MWDynegy Hanging Rock Energy Facility
33.6 miH L Spurlock
Maysville, KY
Coal1,609 MWEast Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
37.6 miBig Sandy Peaker Plant
Kenona, WV
Natural Gas353 MWMiddle River Power Ii, Llc
40.5 miCeredo Generating Station
Huntington, WV
Natural Gas519 MWAppalachian Power Co
40.9 miRiverside Generating Llc
Catlettsburg, KY
Natural Gas1,150 MWRiverside Generating Co Llc
41.0 miBig Sandy
Louisa, KY
Natural Gas281 MWKentucky Power Co
44.8 miWillowbrook Solar I, Llc
Morystown, OH
Solar150 MWBig Sky Wind, Llc
45.0 miBrown County Lfgte Power Station
Georgetown, OH
Biomass5 MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Vanceburg, Kentucky (ZIP 41179), with a combined 5,637 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morehead Generating Facility at 24.3 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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