Power Plants Near 42214 — Center, KY

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42214 (Center, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1177, -85.7038 · County: Metcalfe

Hydroelectric 84%Solar 14%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.6 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
14.9 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
16.6 mi	Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY	Biomass	1 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
23.5 mi	Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY	Biomass	5 MW	Cox Companies, Llc
34.7 mi	Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY	Solar	—	Sr Scottsville, Llc
35.2 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
42.0 mi	Frontier Solar Tbd, KY	Solar	—	Fron Bn, Llc
42.0 mi	Hardin County Lfgte Elizabethtown, KY	Biomass	2 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
42.4 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Center, Kentucky (ZIP 42214), with a combined 387 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Thoroughbred Solar at 13.6 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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