13th largest plant in Kentucky · 583rd nationally
Bluegrass Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Kentucky with a nameplate capacity of 624 MW. It generates roughly 36.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,472 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1410 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bluegrass Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| City | Lagrange |
| County | Oldham County |
| State | Kentucky |
| ZIP | 40031 |
| Coordinates | 38.39020, -85.41330 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 25.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 15 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1410 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.