Power Plants Near 41537 — Jenkins, KY

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41537 (Jenkins, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1911, -82.6513 · County: Letcher

Natural Gas 46%Coal 34%Other Fossil 10%Solar 6%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.1 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
16.9 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
17.9 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
25.7 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
30.0 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
30.6 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
35.4 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
38.0 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc
40.9 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
44.6 mi	Domtar Kingsport Mill Kingsport, TN	Natural Gas	50 MW	Domtar Paper Co Llc Kingsport Mill
46.6 mi	Tennessee Eastman Operations Kingsport, TN	Other Fossil	194 MW	Eastman Chemical Co-Tn Ops
47.3 mi	Wolf Hills Energy Bristol, VA	Natural Gas	285 MW	Middle River Power Ii, Llc
47.5 mi	Powell Valley Kyles Ford, TN	Oil	22 MW	Powell Valley Electric Coop
48.5 mi	Fort Patrick Henry Kingsport, TN	Hydroelectric	59 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.5 mi	Bristol Plant Bristol, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Jenkins, Kentucky (ZIP 41537), with a combined 1,959 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mineral Gap at 15.1 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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