Power Plants Near 41669 — Wheelwright, KY

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41669 (Wheelwright, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3314, -82.7156 · County: Floyd

Coal 50%Natural Gas 42%Solar 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.3 mi	Flannagan Hydroelectric Project Haysi, VA	Hydroelectric	—	Jordan Hydroelectric Ltd Ptp
22.9 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
25.3 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
27.6 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
31.3 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
32.8 mi	Martin County Solar Project, Llc Pilgrim, KY	Solar	111 MW	Martin County Solar Project, Llc
35.4 mi	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center St. Paul, VA	Coal	668 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.5 mi	Clinch River Cleveland, VA	Natural Gas	475 MW	Appalachian Power Co
42.9 mi	Buchanan Generation Llc Keen Mountain, VA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Buchanan Generation, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Wheelwright, Kentucky (ZIP 41669), with a combined 1,345 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Flannagan Hydroelectric Project at 21.3 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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