Power Plants Near 42702 — Elizabethtown, KY
19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42702 (Elizabethtown, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.6940, -85.8591 · County: Hardin
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 mi | Hardin County Lfgte Elizabethtown, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 22.4 mi | Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Dysp, Llc |
| 24.9 mi | Mill Creek (Ky) Louisville, KY | Coal | 1,717 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 26.5 mi | Green River Solar Guston, KY | Solar | — | Green River Solar, Llc |
| 32.0 mi | Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 33.8 mi | Cane Run Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | 807 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 34.0 mi | Frontier Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Fron Bn, Llc |
| 36.1 mi | New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY | Solar | — | Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park |
| 36.6 mi | Paddys Run Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | 211 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 37.5 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 39.4 mi | R Gallagher New Albany, IN | Coal | — | Duke Energy Indiana, Llc |
| 39.4 mi | Waterside Gt Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 40.5 mi | Lanesville Solar Res Lanesville, IN | Solar | 1 MW | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
| 40.9 mi | Ohio Falls Shippingport Island, KY | Hydroelectric | 110 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 41.4 mi | Zorn Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | — | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 44.2 mi | Lge-Ku Solar Share Facility Simpsonville Simpsonville, KY | Solar | 2 MW | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 47.2 mi | Kentucky Mills Hawesville, KY | Biomass | 88 MW | Domtar Paper Company Llc |
| 48.4 mi | Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Hawesville, KY | Hydroelectric | 88 MW | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| 49.1 mi | Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY | Biomass | 1 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
Power generation near this area
There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (ZIP 42702), with a combined 3,032 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hardin County Lfgte at 7.6 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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