Power Plants Near 79312 — Amherst, TX

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 79312 (Amherst, Texas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.9976, -102.4416 · County: Lamb

Wind 40%Natural Gas 30%Coal 25%Battery Storage 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.8 mi	Plant X Earth, TX	Natural Gas	336 MW	Southwestern Public Service Co
13.1 mi	Blue Cloud Wind Energy Llc Sudan, TX	Wind	148 MW	Tc Energy
15.0 mi	Tolk Muleshoe, TX	Coal	1,136 MW	Southwestern Public Service Co
34.1 mi	Bessp1, Llc. Shallowater, TX	Solar	4 MW	Bessp1, Llc.
34.4 mi	Hart Wind Hart, TX	Wind	—	Hart Wind Project, Llc
35.5 mi	Antelope Station Abernathy, TX	Natural Gas	167 MW	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc
35.5 mi	Elk Station Abernathy, TX	Natural Gas	599 MW	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc
35.7 mi	Ge-Lubbock Lubbock, TX	Wind	9 MW	Ge Wind Energy Llc
37.4 mi	Paleo Abernathy, TX	Battery Storage	200 MW	Engie North America
37.9 mi	Tex-Mex Renewable Energy Project, Llc Muleshoe, TX	Wind	—	Tri Global Energy, Llc
40.0 mi	Bethel Wind Farm Llc Dimmitt, TX	Wind	276 MW	Southern Power Co
40.4 mi	Hale Community Wind Farm Plainview, TX	Wind	478 MW	Southwestern Public Service Co
41.2 mi	Wildcat Ranch Energy Storage Morton, TX	Battery Storage	—	Wildcat Ranch Energy Storage, Llc
41.9 mi	Changing Winds Nazareth, TX	Wind	—	Invenergy Services Llc
42.8 mi	Brandon Station Lubbock, TX	Natural Gas	21 MW	City Of Lubbock - (Tx)
42.8 mi	Sagamore Wind Rogers, NM	Wind	522 MW	Southwestern Public Service Co
43.0 mi	Hornet Solar Ii (Tx) (Hybrid) Tulia, TX	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
43.1 mi	Hornet Solar (Tx) Tulia, TX	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
43.4 mi	Tx Nazareth Solar Tulia, TX	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
43.9 mi	J Robert Massengale Lubock, TX	Natural Gas	84 MW	City Of Lubbock - (Tx)
44.0 mi	Wildcat Ranch Wind Project Morton, TX	Wind	150 MW	Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, Llc
46.7 mi	Easter Hart, TX	Wind	—	Tri Global Energy, Llc
46.9 mi	Mariah Del Norte Friona, TX	Wind	230 MW	Bhe Renewables, Llc
49.8 mi	Ty Cooke Lubbock, TX	Natural Gas	138 MW	City Of Lubbock - (Tx)

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Amherst, Texas (ZIP 79312), with a combined 4,500 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Plant X at 11.8 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 Texas, visit the Texas state page.

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