Power Plants Near 42603 — Alpha, KY
7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42603 (Alpha, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.7824, -85.0275 · County: Clinton
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 mi | Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY | Hydroelectric | 270 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 26.7 mi | Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN | Solar | — | Sr Monroe, Llc |
| 28.3 mi | Cooper Somerset, KY | Coal | 344 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 29.0 mi | Dale Hollow Celina, TN | Hydroelectric | 54 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
| 38.7 mi | Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY | Solar | 55 MW | Glover Creek Solar, Llc |
| 41.5 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 43.7 mi | Laurel Dam London, KY | Hydroelectric | 70 MW | Usce-Nashville District |
Power generation near this area
There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Alpha, Kentucky (ZIP 42603), with a combined 798 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Creek at 8.9 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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