Power Plants Near 42201 — Aberdeen, KY

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42201 (Aberdeen, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2539, -86.6817 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 68%Coal 19%Solar 7%Biomass 3%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.3 mi	Paradise Drakesboro, KY	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
25.3 mi	Green River Central City, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
25.7 mi	D B Wilson Centertown, KY	Coal	509 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
34.8 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
37.6 mi	Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY	Solar	—	Dysp, Llc
38.1 mi	Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	3 MW	Sr Franklin, Llc
38.2 mi	Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY	Solar	4 MW	Sr Warren, Llc
38.6 mi	New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY	Solar	—	Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park
41.8 mi	Sr Horus Franklin, KY	Solar	—	Sr Horus, Llc
42.7 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
43.9 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
44.3 mi	Kentucky Mills Hawesville, KY	Biomass	88 MW	Domtar Paper Company Llc
44.6 mi	Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Hawesville, KY	Hydroelectric	88 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
44.7 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
47.9 mi	Impa Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
48.0 mi	Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY	Natural Gas	—	Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency
49.3 mi	Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
49.4 mi	Kenneth C Coleman Hawesville, KY	Coal	—	Big Rivers Electric Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Aberdeen, Kentucky (ZIP 42201), with a combined 2,723 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Paradise at 16.3 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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