Kentucky operates 92 power plants totaling 21,989 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal dominates the mix at 58%, followed by Natural Gas (34%) and Hydroelectric (5%). The largest plant is Trimble County at 2,594 MW.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimble County | Bedford | Coal | 2,594 MW |
| Ghent | Ghent | Coal | 2,226 MW |
| Paradise | Drakesboro | Natural Gas | 1,854 MW |
| Mill Creek (Ky) | Louisville | Coal | 1,717 MW |
| H L Spurlock | Maysville | Coal | 1,609 MW |
| Shawnee | West Paducah | Coal | 1,575 MW |
| E W Brown | Harrodsburg | Coal | 1,458 MW |
| Riverside Generating Llc | Catlettsburg | Natural Gas | 1,150 MW |
| J K Smith | Winchester | Natural Gas | 1,055 MW |
| Cane Run | Louisville | Natural Gas | 807 MW |
| East Bend | Union | Coal | 772 MW |
| Marshall Energy Facility | Calvert City | Natural Gas | 688 MW |
| Bluegrass Generating Station | Lagrange | Natural Gas | 624 MW |
| R D Green | Robards | Natural Gas | 586 MW |
| D B Wilson | Centertown | Coal | 509 MW |
| Cooper | Somerset | Coal | 344 MW |
| Big Sandy | Louisa | Natural Gas | 281 MW |
| Wolf Creek | Jamestown | Hydroelectric | 270 MW |
| Kentucky Dam | Grand Rivers | Hydroelectric | 219 MW |
| Paddys Run | Louisville | Natural Gas | 211 MW |
| Sr Russellville | Olmstead | Solar | 173 MW |
| Barkley | Kuttawa | Hydroelectric | 130 MW |
| Pps Power Plant No 1 | Paducah | Natural Gas | 120 MW |
| Martin County Solar Project, Llc | Pilgrim | Solar | 111 MW |
| Ohio Falls | Shippingport Island | Hydroelectric | 110 MW |
| Meldahl Hydroelectric Project | Foster | Hydroelectric | 105 MW |
| Robert A Reid | Robards | Other Fossil | 98.8 MW |
| Kentucky Mills | Hawesville | Biomass | 88.0 MW |
| Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant | Hawesville | Hydroelectric | 87.9 MW |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | Smithland | Hydroelectric | 75.9 MW |
| Laurel Dam | London | Hydroelectric | 70.0 MW |
| Glover Creek Solar, Llc | Summer Shade | Solar | 55.0 MW |
| Sr Turkey Creek, Llc | Lancaster | Solar | 50.0 MW |
| Haefling | Lexington | Natural Gas | 41.4 MW |
| Dix Dam | Harrodsburg | Hydroelectric | 28.2 MW |
| Calvert City | Calvert City | Natural Gas | 26.7 MW |
| Paris (Ky) | Paris | Oil | 11.5 MW |
| Cooperative Solar One | Winchester | Solar | 8.5 MW |
| Cox Waste To Energy | Campbellsville | Biomass | 5.0 MW |
| Bavarian Lfgte | Walton | Biomass | 4.8 MW |
| Laurel Ridge Lfgte | Lily | Biomass | 4.0 MW |
| Sr Warren, Llc | Franklin | Solar | 3.5 MW |
| Pendleton County Lfgte | Butler | Biomass | 3.2 MW |
| Crittenden Solar Facility | Dry Ridge | Solar | 2.7 MW |
| Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati | Ravenna | Hydroelectric | 2.5 MW |
| Sr Franklin, Llc | Franklin | Solar | 2.5 MW |
| Green Valley Lfgte | Ashland | Biomass | 2.4 MW |
| Hardin County Lfgte | Elizabethtown | Biomass | 2.4 MW |
| Mother Ann Lee | Harrodsburg | Hydroelectric | 2.1 MW |
| Lge-Ku Solar Share Facility Simpsonville | Simpsonville | Solar | 2.1 MW |