Power Plants Near 42259 — Mammoth Cave, KY
13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42259 (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.2802, -86.1688 · County: Edmonson
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.8 mi | Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 23.3 mi | Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY | Biomass | 1 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 28.7 mi | Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Dysp, Llc |
| 35.6 mi | Sr Scottsville, Llc Scottsville, KY | Solar | — | Sr Scottsville, Llc |
| 36.3 mi | Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY | Solar | 55 MW | Glover Creek Solar, Llc |
| 39.2 mi | Hardin County Lfgte Elizabethtown, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 40.1 mi | New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY | Solar | — | Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park |
| 43.8 mi | Green River Solar Guston, KY | Solar | — | Green River Solar, Llc |
| 44.4 mi | Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 3 MW | Sr Franklin, Llc |
| 44.5 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 44.5 mi | Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 4 MW | Sr Warren, Llc |
| 44.5 mi | Paradise Drakesboro, KY | Natural Gas | 1,854 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 47.3 mi | Sr Horus Franklin, KY | Solar | — | Sr Horus, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (ZIP 42259), with a combined 1,923 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Thoroughbred Solar at 14.8 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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