Power Plants Near 42518 — Bronston, KY
8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42518 (Bronston, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.9525, -84.6314 · County: Pulaski
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 20.0 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 29.1 mi | Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY | Hydroelectric | 270 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 30.2 mi | Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY | Biomass | 4 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 44.4 mi | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY | Solar | 50 MW | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc |
| 47.6 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 49.3 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 49.4 mi | Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN | Solar | — | Sr Monroe, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Bronston, Kentucky (ZIP 42518), with a combined 743 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cooper at 3.8 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.
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