8th largest plant in Kentucky · 260th nationally
Riverside Generating Llc is a natural gas power plant in Kentucky with a nameplate capacity of 1,150 MW. It generates roughly 457.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 43,540 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1368 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Riverside Generating Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Riverside Generating Co Llc |
| City | Catlettsburg |
| County | Lawrence County |
| State | Kentucky |
| ZIP | 41129 |
| Coordinates | 38.19166, -82.60459 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GTG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 312.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 147 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1368 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 | RFC |
|---|---|
| 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.