Power Plants Near 42159 — Oakland, KY

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42159 (Oakland, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9985, -86.2501 · County: Warren

Coal 48%Natural Gas 46%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.2 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
17.0 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
24.9 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
25.6 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
25.8 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
28.1 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
30.5 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
40.8 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
44.0 mi	Paradise Drakesboro, KY	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.7 mi	Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY	Solar	—	Dysp, Llc
47.9 mi	Gallatin (Tn) Gallatin, TN	Coal	1,918 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Oakland, Kentucky (ZIP 42159), with a combined 4,007 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Glasgow Lfgte at 16.2 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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