Power Plants Near 42503 — Somerset, KY
16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42503 (Somerset, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.1566, -84.5248 · County: Pulaski
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.6 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 19.5 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 25.2 mi | Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY | Biomass | 4 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 30.2 mi | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY | Solar | 50 MW | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc |
| 39.7 mi | Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY | Hydroelectric | 270 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 44.6 mi | Dix Dam Harrodsburg, KY | Hydroelectric | 28 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 44.8 mi | E W Brown Harrodsburg, KY | Coal | 1,458 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 47.4 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 47.6 mi | Aeug Madison Solar, Llc Richmond, KY | Solar | — | Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc |
| 47.8 mi | Mother Ann Lee Harrodsburg, KY | Hydroelectric | 2 MW | Lock 7 Hydro Partners Llc |
| 47.9 mi | Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Ravenna, KY | Hydroelectric | 3 MW | Lock 12 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 48.9 mi | Evelyn Hydroelectric Project Evelyn, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 13 Hydro Partners |
| 48.9 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 49.1 mi | Ky No. 11 L&d Hydroelectric Project Irvine, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 11 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 49.7 mi | Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project Heidelberg, KY | Hydroelectric | — | Lock 14 Hydro Partners, Llc |
| 50.0 mi | Blue Ridge Generating Irvine, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | North American Biofuels, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Somerset, Kentucky (ZIP 42503), with a combined 2,235 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cooper at 11.6 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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