Power Plants Near 42453 — Saint Charles, KY

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42453 (Saint Charles, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1604, -87.5697 · County: Hopkins

Natural Gas 72%Coal 12%Hydroelectric 10%Solar 4%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.1 mi	Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY	Natural Gas	—	Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency
28.4 mi	Green River Central City, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
29.7 mi	Ashwood Solar I Eddyville, KY	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
33.3 mi	Paradise Drakesboro, KY	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.5 mi	D B Wilson Centertown, KY	Coal	509 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
33.8 mi	Robert A Reid Robards, KY	Other Fossil	99 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
33.8 mi	R D Green Robards, KY	Natural Gas	586 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
33.8 mi	Hmp&l Station Two Henderson Robards, KY	Coal	—	Big Rivers Electric Corp
34.0 mi	Unbridled Solar Robards, KY	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables
36.8 mi	Sebree Solar, Llc - Hybrid Robards, KY	Solar	—	Sebree Solar, Llc
36.8 mi	Okolona Solar Robards, MS	Solar	—	Okolona Solar, Llc
37.2 mi	Barkley Kuttawa, KY	Hydroelectric	130 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.9 mi	Kentucky Dam Grand Rivers, KY	Hydroelectric	219 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.8 mi	Sr Russellville Olmstead, KY	Solar	173 MW	Sr Russellville, Llc
42.9 mi	Bi-County Gas Producers Woodlawn, TN	Biomass	3 MW	Cube District Energy, Llc
43.9 mi	Calvert City Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	27 MW	Dte Calvert City Llc
46.2 mi	Sr Clarksville, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	2 MW	Sr Clarksville, Llc
46.4 mi	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc Clarksville, TN	Solar	5 MW	Sr Clarksville Ii, Llc
46.4 mi	Marshall Energy Facility Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	688 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.8 mi	Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Smithland, KY	Hydroelectric	76 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Saint Charles, Kentucky (ZIP 42453), with a combined 4,370 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kymea Energy Center I at 11.1 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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