Power Plants Near 42123 — Austin, KY

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42123 (Austin, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.8124, -85.9850 · County: Barren

Coal 80%Hydroelectric 18%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.8 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
12.2 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
16.3 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
29.3 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
31.8 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
32.0 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
32.1 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
35.1 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
36.2 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
41.4 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.5 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
48.0 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
49.2 mi	Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY	Biomass	5 MW	Cox Companies, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Austin, Kentucky (ZIP 42123), with a combined 2,409 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Scottsville, Llc at 9.8 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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