Power Plants Near 42321 — Beech Creek, KY
16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42321 (Beech Creek, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.1716, -87.0559 · County: Muhlenberg
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 mi | Paradise Drakesboro, KY | Natural Gas | 1,854 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 13.7 mi | Green River Central City, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 19.3 mi | D B Wilson Centertown, KY | Coal | 509 MW | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 26.7 mi | Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY | Solar | 173 MW | Sr Russellville, Llc |
| 29.1 mi | Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency |
| 40.9 mi | R D Green Robards, KY | Natural Gas | 586 MW | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 40.9 mi | Robert A Reid Robards, KY | Other Fossil | 99 MW | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 41.0 mi | Hmp&l Station Two Henderson Robards, KY | Coal | — | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 42.3 mi | Sr Franklin, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 3 MW | Sr Franklin, Llc |
| 42.4 mi | Sr Warren, Llc Franklin, KY | Solar | 4 MW | Sr Warren, Llc |
| 42.9 mi | Unbridled Solar Robards, KY | Solar | — | National Grid Renewables |
| 45.1 mi | Sebree Solar, Llc - Hybrid Robards, KY | Solar | — | Sebree Solar, Llc |
| 45.1 mi | Okolona Solar Robards, MS | Solar | — | Okolona Solar, Llc |
| 45.6 mi | Sr Horus Franklin, KY | Solar | — | Sr Horus, Llc |
| 47.1 mi | Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN | Solar | 2 MW | Sr Clarksville, Llc |
| 47.2 mi | Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN | Solar | 5 MW | Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Beech Creek, Kentucky (ZIP 42321), with a combined 3,234 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Paradise at 7.5 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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