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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sorted by type and name. In 2020, Kentucky had a total summer capacity of 17,599 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 63,539 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 68.7% coal, 22.6% natural gas, 7.9% hydroelectric, and 0.5% biomass. The remaining 0.3% was evenly split between solar and petroleum liquids.[1]

Sources of Kentucky utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021[1]

  Coal (70.7%)
  Natural Gas (21.0%)
  Hydroelectric (7.5%)
  Biomass (0.5%)
  Solar (0.1%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)

Fossil-fuel power stations


Lists include data from U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]


Coal


NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
D B Wilson StationOhio CountyCoal4171984Operational
East Bend Generating StationRabbit HashCoal6481981Operational[4]
Elmer Smith Power PlantOwensboroCoal4251964/1974Closed in 2020[5]
E.W. Brown Generating StationHarrodsburgCoal4641971Operational[6]
Ghent Generating StationGhentCoal1,9321974/1977/
1981/1984		Operational[7]
Hugh L. Spurlock Generating StationMaysvilleBituminous Coal[A]1,3711977/1981/
2005/2009		Operational
John Sherman Cooper Power StationSomersetBituminous Coal3411965/1969Operational
Kenneth C ColemanHancock CountyCoal4431969/1970/
1971		Operational
Mill Creek Generating Station LouisvilleBituminous coal1,4651972/1974/
1978/1982		Operational
Paradise Fossil PlantMuhlenberg CountyCoal9711970Converted to natural gas[8][9]
R D GreenWebster CountyCoal4541979/1981Operational
Planned conversion to natural gas by June 2022. [10]
Robert Reid Power StationWebster CountyBituminous Coal961966Operational
Shawnee Fossil PlantPaducahCoal1,7501953/1954/1955Operational
Trimble County Generating StationBedfordCoal1,2741990/2011Operational[11]
Tyrone Generating StationVersaillesBituminous Coal1351947Retired & Demolished[12]
William C. Dale Power StationWinchesterBituminous Coal1961954Demolished

A Spurlock Station also supplements coal with up to 10% by-weight tire-derived fuel.[13]


Natural gas


NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
Big Sandy Power PlantLouisaNatural Gas3001963Operational
Bluegrass Generating StationOldham CountyNatural Gas5012002Operational
Cane Run Generating StationLouisvilleNatural Gas6402015Operational
E W BrownMercer CountyNatural Gas9801994-2001Operational
J K SmithClark CountyNatural Gas10551991-2010Operational
Marshall Energy FacilityMarshall CountyNatural Gas5812002Operational
Paddy's RunJefferson CountyNatural Gas1821968/2001Operational
Paradise Combined Cycle PlantDrakesboroNatural Gas1,1002017Operational[8]
PPS Power PlantMcCracken CountyNatural Gas1102010Operational
Riverside GeneratingLawrence CountyNatural Gas8052001/2002Operational
Trimble CountyTrimble CountyNatural Gas9542002/2004Operational

Petroleum


NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
ParisBourbon CountyPetroleum11.91934-1974Operational

Renewable power stations


Lists include data from U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]


Biomass


NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
Bavarian LFGTEBoone Countylandfill gas4.72003/2016Operational
Blue Ridge GeneratingEstill Countylandfill gas1.22013Operational
Cox Waste to EnergyTaylor Countywood/wood waste3.31995/2002Operational
Blue Ridge GeneratingEstill Countylandfill gas1.22013Operational
Glasgow LFGTEBarren Countylandfill gas1.02015Operational
Green City RecoveryScott Countylandfill gas2.02016/2019Operational
Green Valley LFGTEGreenup Countylandfill gas2.42003Operational
Hardin County LFGTEHardin Countylandfill gas2.42006Operational
Kentucky MillsHancock Countywood/wood waste49.02001Operational
Laurel Ridge LFGTELaurel Countylandfill gas4.02003/2006Operational
Morehead Generating FacilityRowan Countylandfill gas1.42019Operational
Pendleton County LFGTEPendleton Countylandfill gas3.22007Operational

Hydroelectric


See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky
NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
Barkley HydroLyon CountyHydroelectric148.01966Operational
Cannelton HydroHancock CountyHydroelectric87.92016Operational
Dix DamMercer CountyHydroelectric31.51925Operational
Kentucky DamMarshall CountyHydroelectric222.51944/1945/
1948		Operational
Laurel DamLaurel CountyHydroelectric61.01977Operational
Meldahl Hydroelectric FacilityFosterHydroelectric1052016Operational[14][15]
Mother Ann LeeMercer CountyHydroelectric2.12007/2008Operational
Ohio Falls StationLouisvilleHydroelectric801928Operational[16]
Smithland Hydroelectric PlantLyon CountyHydroelectric75.92017Operational
Wolf CreekRussell CountyHydroelectric3121951/1952Operational

Solar


See also: Solar power in Kentucky
NameLocationFuelCapacity [MW]Year
Opened		StatusRef
Cooperative Solar OneClark CountyPhotovoltaic8.52017Operational
Crittenden Solar FacilityGrant CountyPhotovoltaic2.72017Operational
E W BrownMercer CountyPhotovoltaic10.02016Operational
L'Oreal Solar - FlorenceBoone CountyPhotovoltaic0.92017Operational
Walton Solar Facility (I&II)Kenton CountyPhotovoltaic2.02017Operational

Wind


See also: Wind power in Kentucky

Kentucky had no utility-scale wind farms in 2019.


See also



Notes



References


  1. "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Kentucky, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–21". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. "Kentucky Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  4. "East Bend Station - Power Plants". Duke Energy.
  5. "OMU Electric | OMU". omu.org.
  6. "E.W. Brown Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  7. "Ghent Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  8. "Paradise Fossil Plant". TVA.com.
  9. Walton, Rod (February 3, 2020). "TVA flips breaker to disconnect 50-year-old coal-fired Paradise Unit 3". Power Engineering. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. "Another KY Coal Plant to Retire, but the Pollution Remains". July 2021.
  11. "Trimble County Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  12. "Tyrone Generating Station (retired) | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.
  13. "Co-op's power plant uses waste tires for fuel, disposing of about 2.4M tires a year". The Lane Report. 2019-03-25.
  14. "Meldahl Hydroelectric Facility".
  15. "Ohio - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". eia.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  16. "Ohio Falls Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com.


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