Power Plants Near 42459 — Sturgis, KY

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42459 (Sturgis, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5487, -87.9965 · County: Union

Coal 43%Natural Gas 35%Solar 10%Hydroelectric 10%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
25.3 mi	Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IN	Natural Gas	108 MW	Sabic Ip Mt. Vernon, Llc
25.4 mi	Unbridled Solar Robards, KY	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables
26.4 mi	Sebree Solar, Llc - Hybrid Robards, KY	Solar	—	Sebree Solar, Llc
26.4 mi	Okolona Solar Robards, MS	Solar	—	Okolona Solar, Llc
27.9 mi	Hmp&l Station Two Henderson Robards, KY	Coal	—	Big Rivers Electric Corp
27.9 mi	Robert A Reid Robards, KY	Other Fossil	99 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
28.0 mi	R D Green Robards, KY	Natural Gas	586 MW	Big Rivers Electric Corp
29.0 mi	A B Brown Mount Vernon, IN	Coal	707 MW	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
29.1 mi	Kymea Energy Center I Madisonville, KY	Natural Gas	—	Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency
29.9 mi	Posey Solar Mount Vernon, IN	Solar	—	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
32.5 mi	Eldorado Solar I Eldorado, IL	Solar	150 MW	Sol Systems
35.0 mi	Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Smithland, KY	Hydroelectric	76 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
36.1 mi	Broadway (In) Evansville, IN	Natural Gas	—	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
36.6 mi	Ashwood Solar I Eddyville, KY	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
36.7 mi	Meadow Springs Renewable Energy (Hybrid) Norris City, IL	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
38.3 mi	Big River Solar Norris City, IL	Solar	149 MW	Big River Solar, Llc
38.4 mi	Barkley Kuttawa, KY	Hydroelectric	130 MW	Usce-Nashville District
38.9 mi	Carmi Carmi, IL	Oil	13 MW	City Of Carmi - (Il)
39.7 mi	Oak Hill Solar Array Evansville, IN	Solar	2 MW	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
39.8 mi	Calvert City Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	27 MW	Dte Calvert City Llc
39.9 mi	Kentucky Dam Grand Rivers, KY	Hydroelectric	219 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.8 mi	Northeast (In) Evansville, IN	Natural Gas	—	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
42.1 mi	Marshall Energy Facility Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	688 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.6 mi	Patoka Solar Poseyville, IN	Solar	—	Strata Clean Energy
44.2 mi	Boomtown Renewable Energy Center Carmi, IL	Solar	150 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
44.2 mi	Warrick Newburgh, IN	Coal	823 MW	Agc Division Of Apgi Inc
44.3 mi	F B Culley Newburgh, IN	Coal	369 MW	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
47.1 mi	Rustic Hills Solar Ii Llc Boonville, IN	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
47.5 mi	Rustic Hills Solar I Boonville, IN	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
48.0 mi	Mcleansboro Mcleansboro, IL	Oil	9 MW	City Of Mcleansboro - (Il)
48.2 mi	Volkman Road Solar Array Hybrid Evansville, IN	Solar	3 MW	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co
48.2 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
49.2 mi	Pps Power Plant No 1 Paducah, KY	Natural Gas	120 MW	Paducah Power System
49.7 mi	Green River Central City, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Sturgis, Kentucky (ZIP 42459), with a combined 4,429 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon at 25.3 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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