Power Plants Near 62938 — Golconda, IL

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 62938 (Golconda, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3602, -88.4886 · County: Pope

Coal 52%Natural Gas 27%Hydroelectric 12%Solar 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.7 mi	Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Smithland, KY	Hydroelectric	76 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
21.3 mi	Shawnee West Paducah, KY	Coal	1,575 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
22.8 mi	Calvert City Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	27 MW	Dte Calvert City Llc
23.5 mi	Marshall Energy Facility Calvert City, KY	Natural Gas	688 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.6 mi	Pps Power Plant No 1 Paducah, KY	Natural Gas	120 MW	Paducah Power System
24.2 mi	Gage Solar Paducah, KY	Solar	—	Ggso, Llc
26.3 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
26.9 mi	Kentucky Dam Grand Rivers, KY	Hydroelectric	219 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.6 mi	Barkley Kuttawa, KY	Hydroelectric	130 MW	Usce-Nashville District
31.1 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
32.1 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
32.3 mi	Ashwood Solar I Eddyville, KY	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
34.1 mi	Mayfield Solar And Storage Mayfield, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
34.1 mi	Eldorado Solar I Eldorado, IL	Solar	150 MW	Sol Systems
41.6 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
42.4 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
42.9 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
43.1 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
43.2 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
44.7 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
45.0 mi	Kern A Community Solar, Llc Csg West Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kern A Community Solar, Llc
46.6 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
47.5 mi	Meadow Springs Renewable Energy (Hybrid) Norris City, IL	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
48.8 mi	Big River Solar Norris City, IL	Solar	149 MW	Big River Solar, Llc
48.9 mi	Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IN	Natural Gas	108 MW	Sabic Ip Mt. Vernon, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Golconda, Illinois (ZIP 62938), with a combined 3,507 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Smithland Hydroelectric Plant at 13.7 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 Illinois, visit the Illinois state page.

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