Power Plants Near 42642 — Russell Springs, KY

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42642 (Russell Springs, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.0551, -85.0375 · County: Russell

Hydroelectric 46%Coal 41%Solar 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.2 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
24.9 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
25.6 mi	Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY	Biomass	5 MW	Cox Companies, Llc
38.7 mi	Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY	Solar	55 MW	Glover Creek Solar, Llc
39.7 mi	Frontier Solar Tbd, KY	Solar	—	Fron Bn, Llc
42.5 mi	Dale Hollow Celina, TN	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Usce-Nashville District
42.8 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
44.1 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
45.2 mi	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc Lancaster, KY	Solar	50 MW	Sr Turkey Creek, Llc
49.4 mi	Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Russell Springs, Kentucky (ZIP 42642), with a combined 848 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wolf Creek at 14.2 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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