Largest Power Plants in Kentucky

Kentucky has 92 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 21,989 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Kentucky state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Trimble CountyKentuckyCoal2,594 MW
2GhentKentuckyCoal2,226 MW
3ParadiseKentuckyNatural Gas1,854 MW
4Mill Creek (Ky)KentuckyCoal1,717 MW
5H L SpurlockKentuckyCoal1,609 MW
6ShawneeKentuckyCoal1,575 MW
7E W BrownKentuckyCoal1,458 MW
8Riverside Generating LlcKentuckyNatural Gas1,150 MW
9J K SmithKentuckyNatural Gas1,055 MW
10Cane RunKentuckyNatural Gas807 MW
11East BendKentuckyCoal772 MW
12Marshall Energy FacilityKentuckyNatural Gas688 MW
13Bluegrass Generating StationKentuckyNatural Gas624 MW
14R D GreenKentuckyNatural Gas586 MW
15D B WilsonKentuckyCoal509 MW
16CooperKentuckyCoal344 MW
17Big SandyKentuckyNatural Gas281 MW
18Wolf CreekKentuckyHydroelectric270 MW
19Kentucky DamKentuckyHydroelectric219 MW
20Paddys RunKentuckyNatural Gas211 MW
21Sr RussellvilleKentuckySolar173 MW
22BarkleyKentuckyHydroelectric130 MW
23Pps Power Plant No 1KentuckyNatural Gas120 MW
24Martin County Solar Project, LlcKentuckySolar111 MW
25Ohio FallsKentuckyHydroelectric110 MW
26Meldahl Hydroelectric ProjectKentuckyHydroelectric105 MW
27Robert A ReidKentuckyOther Fossil99 MW
28Kentucky MillsKentuckyBiomass88 MW
29Cannelton Hydroelectric PlantKentuckyHydroelectric88 MW
30Smithland Hydroelectric PlantKentuckyHydroelectric76 MW
31Laurel DamKentuckyHydroelectric70 MW
32Glover Creek Solar, LlcKentuckySolar55 MW
33Sr Turkey Creek, LlcKentuckySolar50 MW
34HaeflingKentuckyNatural Gas41 MW
35Dix DamKentuckyHydroelectric28 MW
36Calvert CityKentuckyNatural Gas27 MW
37Paris (Ky)KentuckyOil12 MW
38Cooperative Solar OneKentuckySolar9 MW
39Cox Waste To EnergyKentuckyBiomass5 MW
40Bavarian LfgteKentuckyBiomass5 MW
41Laurel Ridge LfgteKentuckyBiomass4 MW
42Sr Warren, LlcKentuckySolar4 MW
43Pendleton County LfgteKentuckyBiomass3 MW
44Crittenden Solar FacilityKentuckySolar3 MW
45Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric StatiKentuckyHydroelectric3 MW
46Sr Franklin, LlcKentuckySolar3 MW
47Green Valley LfgteKentuckyBiomass2 MW
48Hardin County LfgteKentuckyBiomass2 MW
49Mother Ann LeeKentuckyHydroelectric2 MW
50Lge-Ku Solar Share Facility SimpsonvilleKentuckySolar2 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Kentucky. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/kentucky

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