36th largest plant in Kentucky · 4317th nationally
Calvert City is a natural gas power plant in Kentucky with a nameplate capacity of 26.7 MW. It generates roughly 206.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 19,621 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 88% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Calvert City |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte Calvert City Llc |
| City | Calvert City |
| County | Marshall County |
| State | Kentucky |
| ZIP | 42029 |
| Coordinates | 37.04833, -88.35389 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 26.7 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| NOₓ | 120 metric tons |
|---|
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 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
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.