Power Plants Near 42653 — Whitley City, KY

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42653 (Whitley City, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.7217, -84.4676 · County: Mccreary

Hydroelectric 55%Coal 40%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.8 mi	Laurel Dam London, KY	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce-Nashville District
20.3 mi	Cooper Somerset, KY	Coal	344 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
29.9 mi	Laurel Ridge Lfgte Lily, KY	Biomass	4 MW	East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
38.9 mi	Wolf Creek Jamestown, KY	Hydroelectric	270 MW	Usce-Nashville District
39.4 mi	Pineville Four Mile, KY	Coal	—	Kentucky Utilities Co
40.2 mi	Norris Dam Norris, TN	Hydroelectric	131 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.7 mi	Buffalo Mountain Energy Center Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	27 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
42.1 mi	Buffalo Mountain Oliver Springs, TN	Wind	2 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.7 mi	Sr Monroe, Llc Monroe, TN	Solar	—	Sr Monroe, Llc
48.3 mi	Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Heiskell, TN	Natural Gas	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Whitley City, Kentucky (ZIP 42653), with a combined 853 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Dam at 19.8 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.

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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