34th largest plant in Kentucky · 3870th nationally
Haefling is a natural gas power plant in Kentucky with a nameplate capacity of 41.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Haefling |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| City | Lexington |
| County | Fayette County |
| State | Kentucky |
| ZIP | 40511 |
| Coordinates | 38.07940, -84.51940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.7 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.7 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.7 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| CO₂ | 14 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 | 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.