Power Plants Near 42236 — Herndon, KY

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42236 (Herndon, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7085, -87.6082 · County: Christian

Coal 67%Natural Gas 18%Hydroelectric 10%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.1 mi	Bi-County Gas Producers Woodlawn, TN	Biomass	3 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
20.6 mi	Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr Clarksville, Llc
20.8 mi	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc
22.1 mi	Cumberland (Tn) Cumberland City, TN	Coal	2,600 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.0 mi	Ashwood Solar I Eddyville, KY	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
34.3 mi	Cheatham Ashland City, TN	Hydroelectric	36 MW	Usce-Nashville District
37.3 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
40.2 mi	Barkley Kuttawa, KY	Hydroelectric	130 MW	Usce-Nashville District
42.2 mi	Kentucky Dam Grand Rivers, KY	Hydroelectric	219 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.3 mi	Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY	Natural Gas	—	Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency
42.4 mi	Sr Puryear Puryear, TN	Solar	—	Sr Puryear, Llc
43.9 mi	Sr Paris Paris, TN	Solar	7 MW	Sr Paris, Llc
47.4 mi	Calvert City Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	27 MW	Dte Calvert City Llc
48.8 mi	Marshall Energy Facility Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	688 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Herndon, Kentucky (ZIP 42236), with a combined 3,889 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bi-County Gas Producers at 12.1 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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