Power Plants Near 42044 — Gilbertsville, KY
15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42044 (Gilbertsville, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.9655, -88.2667 · County: Marshall
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 mi | Kentucky Dam Grand Rivers, KY | Hydroelectric | 219 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 4.6 mi | Barkley Kuttawa, KY | Hydroelectric | 130 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 7.5 mi | Calvert City Calvert City, KY | Natural Gas | 27 MW | Dte Calvert City Llc |
| 8.4 mi | Marshall Energy Facility Calvert City, KY | Natural Gas | 688 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 11.0 mi | Ashwood Solar I Eddyville, KY | Solar | — | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| 16.4 mi | Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Smithland, KY | Hydroelectric | 76 MW | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| 19.8 mi | Pps Power Plant No 1 Paducah, KY | Natural Gas | 120 MW | Paducah Power System |
| 22.3 mi | Mayfield Solar And Storage Mayfield, KY | Solar | — | Brightnight Power |
| 29.7 mi | Gage Solar Paducah, KY | Solar | — | Ggso, Llc |
| 30.8 mi | Shawnee West Paducah, KY | Coal | 1,575 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 35.7 mi | Sr Puryear Puryear, TN | Solar | — | Sr Puryear, Llc |
| 36.1 mi | Sr Paris Paris, TN | Solar | 7 MW | Sr Paris, Llc |
| 43.1 mi | Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL | Solar | — | Joppa Bess Llc |
| 46.4 mi | Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency |
| 49.6 mi | Bi-County Gas Producers Woodlawn, TN | Biomass | 3 MW | Cube District Energy, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Gilbertsville, Kentucky (ZIP 42044), with a combined 2,844 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kentucky Dam at 3.3 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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