Power Plants Near 42712 — Big Clifty, KY
18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 42712 (Big Clifty, Kentucky). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.5278, -86.1395 · County: Grayson
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.2 mi | Dyers Spring Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Dysp, Llc |
| 24.1 mi | Thoroughbred Solar Bonnieville, KY | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 26.5 mi | Hardin County Lfgte Elizabethtown, KY | Biomass | 2 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 27.2 mi | Green River Solar Guston, KY | Solar | — | Green River Solar, Llc |
| 27.3 mi | New Frontiers Solar Hardinsburg, KY | Solar | — | Clover Creek Solar Project Llc D/B/A New Frontiers Solar Park |
| 38.4 mi | Mill Creek (Ky) Louisville, KY | Coal | 1,717 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 38.7 mi | Glasgow Lfgte Glasgow, KY | Biomass | 1 MW | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| 39.2 mi | Kentucky Mills Hawesville, KY | Biomass | 88 MW | Domtar Paper Company Llc |
| 40.2 mi | Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Hawesville, KY | Hydroelectric | 88 MW | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| 43.6 mi | Impa Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN | Solar | 1 MW | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| 44.5 mi | Tell City Solar Park Tell City, IN | Solar | 3 MW | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| 45.0 mi | Cox Waste To Energy Campbellsville, KY | Biomass | 5 MW | Cox Companies, Llc |
| 46.6 mi | Kenneth C Coleman Hawesville, KY | Coal | — | Big Rivers Electric Corp |
| 47.3 mi | Cane Run Louisville, KY | Natural Gas | 807 MW | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 49.0 mi | Troy Solar Troy, IN | Solar | 50 MW | Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co |
| 49.1 mi | Frontier Solar Tbd, KY | Solar | — | Fron Bn, Llc |
| 49.3 mi | Glover Creek Solar, Llc Summer Shade, KY | Solar | 55 MW | Glover Creek Solar, Llc |
| 49.6 mi | Paradise Drakesboro, KY | Natural Gas | 1,854 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Power generation near this area
There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Big Clifty, Kentucky (ZIP 42712), with a combined 4,672 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dyers Spring Solar at 13.2 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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