Power Plants Near 42649 — Strunk, KY

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42649 (Strunk, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.6191, -84.4308 · County: Mccreary

Coal 85%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
25.3 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
27.7 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
33.2 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.3 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
34.3 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
34.8 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
39.1 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
41.2 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.3 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
44.0 mi	Bull Run Clinton, TN	Coal	950 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.3 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
50.0 mi	Kingston Kingston, TN	Coal	1,700 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Strunk, Kentucky (ZIP 42649), with a combined 3,503 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Dam at 25.3 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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