10th largest plant in Kentucky · 421st nationally
Cane Run is a natural gas power plant in Kentucky with a nameplate capacity of 807 MW. It generates roughly 4.9M MWh per year — enough to power about 463,381 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 69% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 818 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (807 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Cane Run |
|---|---|
| Operator | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| City | Louisville |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Kentucky |
| ZIP | 40216 |
| Coordinates | 38.18310, -85.88920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 287 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 272 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 7A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 260 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 7B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 260 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 209 MW | Retired | 1966 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 163 MW | Retired | 1962 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1968 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Lexington, KY | 7800.0% |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | 2200.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.0M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 10 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 447 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 818 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 | Louisville Gas And Electric Company And Kentucky Utilities Company |
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.