Power Plants in Kentucky

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.

Plants92operating sites
Capacity21,989 MWnameplate
Generation62.4M MWhannual
CO₂54.1Mmetric tons/year
Coal 58%Natural Gas 34%Hydroelectric 5%

Plant locations

Largest plants in Kentucky

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Trimble CountyBedfordCoal2,594 MW
GhentGhentCoal2,226 MW
ParadiseDrakesboroNatural Gas1,854 MW
Mill Creek (Ky)LouisvilleCoal1,717 MW
H L SpurlockMaysvilleCoal1,609 MW
ShawneeWest PaducahCoal1,575 MW
E W BrownHarrodsburgCoal1,458 MW
Riverside Generating LlcCatlettsburgNatural Gas1,150 MW
J K SmithWinchesterNatural Gas1,055 MW
Cane RunLouisvilleNatural Gas807 MW
East BendUnionCoal772 MW
Marshall Energy FacilityCalvert CityNatural Gas688 MW
Bluegrass Generating StationLagrangeNatural Gas624 MW
R D GreenRobardsNatural Gas586 MW
D B WilsonCentertownCoal509 MW
CooperSomersetCoal344 MW
Big SandyLouisaNatural Gas281 MW
Wolf CreekJamestownHydroelectric270 MW
Kentucky DamGrand RiversHydroelectric219 MW
Paddys RunLouisvilleNatural Gas211 MW
Sr RussellvilleOlmsteadSolar173 MW
BarkleyKuttawaHydroelectric130 MW
Pps Power Plant No 1PaducahNatural Gas120 MW
Martin County Solar Project, LlcPilgrimSolar111 MW
Ohio FallsShippingport IslandHydroelectric110 MW
Meldahl Hydroelectric ProjectFosterHydroelectric105 MW
Robert A ReidRobardsOther Fossil98.8 MW
Kentucky MillsHawesvilleBiomass88.0 MW
Cannelton Hydroelectric PlantHawesvilleHydroelectric87.9 MW
Smithland Hydroelectric PlantSmithlandHydroelectric75.9 MW
Laurel DamLondonHydroelectric70.0 MW
Glover Creek Solar, LlcSummer ShadeSolar55.0 MW
Sr Turkey Creek, LlcLancasterSolar50.0 MW
HaeflingLexingtonNatural Gas41.4 MW
Dix DamHarrodsburgHydroelectric28.2 MW
Calvert CityCalvert CityNatural Gas26.7 MW
Paris (Ky)ParisOil11.5 MW
Cooperative Solar OneWinchesterSolar8.5 MW
Cox Waste To EnergyCampbellsvilleBiomass5.0 MW
Bavarian LfgteWaltonBiomass4.8 MW
Laurel Ridge LfgteLilyBiomass4.0 MW
Sr Warren, LlcFranklinSolar3.5 MW
Pendleton County LfgteButlerBiomass3.2 MW
Crittenden Solar FacilityDry RidgeSolar2.7 MW
Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric StatiRavennaHydroelectric2.5 MW
Sr Franklin, LlcFranklinSolar2.5 MW
Green Valley LfgteAshlandBiomass2.4 MW
Hardin County LfgteElizabethtownBiomass2.4 MW
Mother Ann LeeHarrodsburgHydroelectric2.1 MW
Lge-Ku Solar Share Facility SimpsonvilleSimpsonvilleSolar2.1 MW

By county

Jefferson County6 plants · 2,844 MWTrimble County1 plants · 2,594 MWCarroll County1 plants · 2,225 MWMuhlenberg County2 plants · 1,853 MWMccracken County4 plants · 1,695 MWMason County2 plants · 1,608 MWMercer County3 plants · 1,487 MWLawrence County2 plants · 1,430 MWClark County3 plants · 1,063 MWMarshall County3 plants · 933 MWBoone County4 plants · 779 MWWebster County3 plants · 684 MWOldham County1 plants · 624 MWOhio County1 plants · 509 MWPulaski County1 plants · 344 MWRussell County1 plants · 270 MWHancock County3 plants · 175 MWLogan County1 plants · 173 MWLyon County2 plants · 130 MWMartin County1 plants · 111 MWBracken County1 plants · 105 MWLivingston County1 plants · 75 MWLaurel County2 plants · 74 MWMetcalfe County1 plants · 55 MWGarrard County1 plants · 50 MWFayette County1 plants · 41 MWBourbon County1 plants · 11 MWSimpson County3 plants · 6 MWKenton County3 plants · 5 MWTaylor County1 plants · 5 MWEstill County3 plants · 4 MWPendleton County1 plants · 3 MWGrant County1 plants · 2 MWGreenup County2 plants · 2 MWHardin County1 plants · 2 MWShelby County1 plants · 2 MWScott County1 plants · 2 MWRowan County1 plants · 1 MWBarren County1 plants · 1 MWAllen County1 plants · 0 MWBell County1 plants · 0 MWBreckinridge County2 plants · 0 MWFleming County1 plants · 0 MWHarrison County2 plants · 0 MWHart County1 plants · 0 MWHenderson County2 plants · 0 MWHopkins County1 plants · 0 MWLee County2 plants · 0 MWMadison County1 plants · 0 MWMeade County1 plants · 0 MWPerry County2 plants · 0 MWWashington County1 plants · 0 MWWoodford County1 plants · 0 MW