Power Plants in Hancock County, Kentucky

Hancock County, Kentucky has 3 power plants totaling 176 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity175 MWnameplate
Generation788.5k MWhannual
CO₂17metric tons/year
Biomass 50%Hydroelectric 50%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Kentucky MillsHawesvilleBiomass88.0 MWDomtar Paper Company Llc
Cannelton Hydroelectric PlantHawesvilleHydroelectric87.9 MWAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
Kenneth C ColemanHawesvilleCoal— MWBig Rivers Electric Corp

About power generation in Hancock County

Hancock County, Kentucky has 3 power plants totaling 176 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the dominant fuel source at 50% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (50%) and Coal (0%). The largest facility is Kentucky Mills at 88 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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