Power Plants Near 41421 — Elkfork, KY

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41421 (Elkfork, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.9708, -83.1193 · County: Morgan

Natural Gas 94%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
27.7 mi	Morehead Generating Facility Morehead, KY	Biomass	1 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
30.6 mi	Big Sandy Louisa, KY	Natural Gas	281 MW	Kentucky Power Co
31.9 mi	Riverside Generating Llc Catlettsburg, KY	Natural Gas	1,150 MW	Riverside Generating Co Llc
33.9 mi	Green Valley Lfgte Ashland, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
37.9 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
38.5 mi	Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, WV	Natural Gas	353 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
38.6 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
42.0 mi	Ceredo Generating Station Huntington, WV	Natural Gas	519 MW	Appalachian Power Co
45.4 mi	Hanging Rock Energy Facility Ironton, OH	Natural Gas	1,430 MW	Dynegy Hanging Rock Energy Facility
45.8 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
46.0 mi	Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility Franklin Furnace, OH	Coal	67 MW	Suncoke Energy, Inc.
46.6 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
47.5 mi	Aeug Fleming Solar, Llc Fleming, KY	Solar	—	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
47.9 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
48.8 mi	Greenup Hydro Franklin Furnace, OH	Hydroelectric	70 MW	City Of Hamilton - (Oh)
49.6 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Elkfork, Kentucky (ZIP 41421), with a combined 3,987 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morehead Generating Facility at 27.7 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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