Power Plants Near 42501 — Somerset, KY
9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42501 (Somerset, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.1029, -84.5443 · County: Pulaski
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 18.0 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 25.3 mi | Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY | Biomass | 4 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 33.9 mi | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY | Solar | 50 MW | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc |
| 37.0 mi | Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY | Hydroelectric | 270 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 47.4 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 48.0 mi | Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY | Hydroelectric | 28 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 48.1 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 48.2 mi | E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY | Coal | 1,458 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
Power generation near this area
There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Somerset, Kentucky (ZIP 42501), with a combined 2,229 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cooper at 7.7 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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