Power Plants Near 42519 — Burnside, KY
6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42519 (Burnside, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.9393, -84.5357 · County: Pulaski
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 14.8 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 |
| 34.1 mi | Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY | Hydroelectric | 270 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 43.9 mi | Pineville Four Mile, KY | Coal | — | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 45.2 mi | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY | Solar | 50 MW | Sr Turkey Creek, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Burnside, Kentucky (ZIP 42519), with a combined 738 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cooper at 5.1 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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