Power Plants Near 41745 — Gays Creek, KY

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41745 (Gays Creek, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3353, -83.4347 · County: Perry

Biomass 69%Hydroelectric 31%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.9 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
18.0 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
23.7 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
28.6 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
36.8 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
41.3 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc
41.3 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
41.8 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
48.0 mi	Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Gays Creek, Kentucky (ZIP 41745), with a combined 8 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bright Mountain Solar at 8.9 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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