Power Plants Near 41778 — Yerkes, KY

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 41778 (Yerkes, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2830, -83.3212 · County: Perry

Biomass 50%Solar 27%Hydroelectric 23%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.2 mi	Bright Mountain Solar Hazard, KY	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
14.2 mi	Starfire Mountain Solar Talcum, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
30.9 mi	Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc
35.7 mi	Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY	Hydroelectric	—	Lock 13 Hydro Partners
41.5 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
43.0 mi	Greater Wise Solar Project Norton, VA	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
43.9 mi	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc
45.8 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
48.0 mi	Mineral Gap Wise, VA	Solar	3 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
48.4 mi	Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY	Biomass	2 MW	North American Biofuels, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Yerkes, Kentucky (ZIP 41778), with a combined 11 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bright Mountain Solar at 2.2 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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