Power Plants Near 42134 — Franklin, KY

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42134 (Franklin, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7254, -86.5700 · County: Simpson

Coal 45%Natural Gas 44%Hydroelectric 6%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.5 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
1.5 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
4.9 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
21.2 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
23.4 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
29.8 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
30.0 mi	Old Hickory Hendersonville, TN	Hydroelectric	104 MW	Usce-Nashville District
34.4 mi	Music City Community Solar Madison, TN	Solar	2 MW	Nashville Electric Service
36.2 mi	Opryland Usa Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Gaylord Entertainment Co
38.4 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
39.4 mi	J P Priest Nashville, TN	Hydroelectric	28 MW	Usce-Nashville District
42.1 mi	Vanderbilt University Power Plant Nashville, TN	Natural Gas	19 MW	Vanderbilt University
43.3 mi	Paradise Drakesboro, KY	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.7 mi	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc
43.7 mi	Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr Clarksville, Llc
45.7 mi	Cheatham Ashland City, TN	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Usce-Nashville District
46.0 mi	Cordell Hull Carthage, TN	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Nashville District
49.0 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Franklin, Kentucky (ZIP 42134), with a combined 4,306 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Franklin, Llc at 1.5 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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