Kymea Energy Center I

🔥 Natural GasElectric Utility
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Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
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Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameKymea Energy Center I
OperatorKentucky Municipal Energy Agency
CityMadisonville
CountyHopkins County
StateKentucky
ZIP42431
Coordinates37.31973, -87.55111

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas18.8 MWApproved
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas18.8 MWApproved
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas18.8 MWApproved
4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas18.8 MWApproved

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityLouisville Gas And Electric Company And Kentucky Utilities Company

What this means

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.