Power Plants Near 42128 — Drake, KY

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42128 (Drake, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9834, -86.3940 · County: Warren

Coal 53%Natural Gas 40%Solar 5%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.2 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
20.5 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
20.6 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
23.6 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
24.1 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
31.9 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
33.0 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
37.5 mi	Paradise Drakesboro, KY	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.1 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
46.1 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.9 mi	Green River Central City, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
49.2 mi	Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY	Solar	—	Dysp, Llc
49.6 mi	Old Hickory Hendersonville, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Usce-Nashville District
49.7 mi	D B Wilson Centertown, KY	Coal	509 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Drake, Kentucky (ZIP 42128), with a combined 4,620 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Scottsville, Llc at 20.2 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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