List of power stations in Kentucky

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Kentucky, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Kentucky had a total summer capacity of 20,120 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 78,804 GWh.[2] Kentucky's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 61% coal, 29% natural gas, 9% hydroelectric and 1% renewables.[1]

Sources of Kentucky electricity generation: May 2020 [1]

  Coal (61%)
  Natural Gas (29%)
  Hydroelectric (9%)
  Renewables (1%)

Coal-fired power stations
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NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Status
East Bend Generating Station[3]Rabbit HashCoal648Operational
Elmer Smith Power Plant[4]OwensboroCoal425Operational
E.W. Brown Generating Station[5]HarrodsburgCoal464Operational
Ghent Generating Station[6]GhentCoal1,932Operational
Hugh L. Spurlock Generating StationMaysvilleBituminous Coal1,371Operational
John Sherman Cooper Power StationSomersetBituminous Coal341Operational
Shawnee Fossil PlantPaducahCoal1,750Operational
Trimble County Generating Station[7]BedfordCoal1,274Operational
Tyrone Generating Station[8]VersaillesBituminous Coal135Retired & Demolished
William C. Dale Power StationWinchesterBituminous Coal196Demolished
Robert Reid Power StationWebster CountyBituminous Coal96Operational

Natural Gas power stations
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NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Status
Paradise Combined Cycle Plant[9]DrakesboroNatural Gas2,175Operational
Big Sandy Power PlantLouisaNatural Gas300Operational

Hydroelectric power stations
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Status
Ohio Falls Station[10]LouisvilleHydroelectric80Operational
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and DamFosterHydroelectric105[11]Operational
Meldahl Hydroelectric Facility[12]MaysvilleHydroelectric105Operational

See also

Notes

References
  1. "Kentucky - State Energy Profile Overview - EIA". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. Kentucky Electricity Profile, U.S. Energy Information Administration, August 31, 2020
  3. "East Bend Station - Power Plants". Duke Energy.
  4. "OMU Electric | OMU". https://omu.org/. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "E.W. Brown Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  6. "Ghent Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  7. "Trimble County Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  8. "Tyrone Generating Station (retired) | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  9. "Paradise Fossil Plant". TVA.com.
  10. "Ohio Falls Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  11. "Ohio - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". eia.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. "Meldahl Hydroelectric Facility".
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