Power Plants Near 42219 — Dunbar, KY
13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42219 (Dunbar, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.1709, -86.7678 · County: Butler
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1 mi | Paradise Drakesboro, KY | Natural Gas | 1,854 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 23.6 mi | Green River Central City, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 25.8 mi | D B Wilson Centertown, KY | Coal | 509 MW | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 27.7 mi | Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY | Solar | 173 MW | Sr Russellville, Llc |
| 33.9 mi | Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 3 MW | Sr Franklin, Llc |
| 34.0 mi | Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 4 MW | Sr Warren, Llc |
| 37.5 mi | Sr Horus Franklin, KY | Solar | — | Sr Horus, Llc |
| 44.1 mi | Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY | Solar | — | Sr Scottsville, Llc |
| 44.3 mi | Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency |
| 45.0 mi | Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Dysp, Llc |
| 45.4 mi | New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY | Solar | — | Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park |
| 46.4 mi | Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY | Biomass | 1 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 47.6 mi | Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Dunbar, Kentucky (ZIP 42219), with a combined 2,543 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Paradise at 13.1 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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