Directory of Power Plants in Kentucky
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley | USCE-Nashville District | Kuttawa, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 691.2 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Bavarian LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 33.0 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Big Sandy | Kentucky Power Co | Louisa, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 646.8 GWh | Dec 1962 | Aug 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Blue Ridge Generating | North American Biofuels, LLC | Irvine, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.9 GWh | Oct 2013 | Feb 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Bluegrass Generating Station | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | LaGrange, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 212.0 GWh | May 2002 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 94.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.0% |
| Calvert City | DTE Calvert City LLC | Calvert City, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 226.1 GWh | Mar 2000 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cane Run | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 5.2 TWh | Apr 1962 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | Hawesville, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 527.6 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Cooper | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Somerset, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 577.8 GWh | Jan 1965 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| Cooperative Solar One | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Winchester, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.4 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cox Waste to Energy | Cox Interior Inc | Campbellsville, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.1 GWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2022 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Crittenden Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Dry Ridge, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| D B Wilson | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Centertown, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 TWh | Aug 1984 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Dix Dam | Kentucky Utilities Co | Harrodsburg, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 69.6 GWh | Oct 1925 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| E W Brown | Kentucky Utilities Co | Harrodsburg, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1957 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 90.7% Natural Gas : 7.7% Solar : 1.5% |
| East Bend | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Union, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.4 TWh | Feb 1981 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
| Ghent | Kentucky Utilities Co | Ghent, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 10.7 TWh | Jan 1974 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.9% |
| Glasgow LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Glasgow, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Green City Recovery, LLC | Green City Recovery, LLC | Georgetown, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 1.3 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Green Valley LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Ashland, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 17.7 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| H L Spurlock | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Maysville, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.4 TWh | Aug 1977 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.7% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.1% |
| Hardin County LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 11.9 GWh | Dec 2005 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| J K Smith | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Winchester, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 550.4 GWh | Dec 1998 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Kentucky Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Grand Rivers, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1.3 TWh | Aug 1944 | Feb 2024 | Water |
| Kentucky Mills | Domtar Paper Company LLC | Hawesville, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 376.0 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2022 | Black Liquor : 66.2% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 32.6% Natural Gas : 1.3% |
| L'Oreal Solar - Florence | L'Oreal USA Products Inc | Florence, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.8 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Laurel Dam | USCE-Nashville District | London, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 87.4 GWh | Oct 1977 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Laurel Ridge LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Lily, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 11.4 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| LGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville | Kentucky Utilities Co | Simpsonville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 1.0 MWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Marshall Energy Facility | Tennessee Valley Authority | Calvert City, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 135.2 GWh | May 2002 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Station | Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC | Ravenna, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.7 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Meldahl Hydroelectric Project | City of Hamilton - (OH) | Foster, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 622.1 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Mill Creek (KY) | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 8.3 TWh | Jul 1972 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Morehead Generating Facility | North American Biofuels, LLC | Morehead, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 7.7 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Mother Ann Lee | Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLC | Harrodsburg, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.1 GWh | Feb 2007 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Ohio Falls | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Shippingport Island, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 304.5 GWh | Dec 1927 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Paddys Run | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 34.0 GWh | May 1968 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Paradise | Tennessee Valley Authority | Drakesboro, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 7.4 TWh | Apr 1963 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Paris (KY) | City of Paris - (KY) | Paris, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 49.3 MWh | Nov 1934 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pendleton County LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Butler, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 22.1 GWh | Jan 2007 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| PPS Power Plant No 1 | Paducah Power System | Paducah, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 74.1 GWh | May 2010 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| R D Green | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Robards, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 171.5 GWh | Nov 1979 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Riverside Generating LLC | Riverside Generating Co LLC | Catlettsburg, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 543.8 GWh | Jun 2001 | Jan 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Shawnee | Tennessee Valley Authority | West Paducah, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 5.2 TWh | Mar 1953 | Feb 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.4% |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | Smithland, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 461.9 GWh | Jun 2017 | Feb 2024 | Water |
| SR Turkey Creek, LLC | SR Turkey Creek, LLC | Lancaster, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 116.4 GWh | Oct 2022 | Feb 2024 | Solar |
| Trimble County | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Bedford, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 8.1 TWh | Nov 1990 | Feb 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 79.9% Subbituminous Coal : 14.0% Natural Gas : 6.1% |
| Walton 1 Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Walton 2 Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Wolf Creek | USCE-Nashville District | Jamestown, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1.0 TWh | Sep 1951 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Browse Power Plants By Kentucky Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barren County, KY | # 30 | 1 | 4.4 GWh |
| Boone County, KY | # 8 | 4 | 2.5 TWh |
| Bourbon County, KY | # 33 | 1 | 49.3 MWh |
| Bracken County, KY | # 15 | 1 | 622.1 GWh |
| Carroll County, KY | # 2 | 1 | 10.7 TWh |
| Clark County, KY | # 17 | 3 | 563.9 GWh |
| Estill County, KY | # 26 | 3 | 11.5 GWh |
| Garrard County, KY | # 21 | 1 | 116.4 GWh |
| Grant County, KY | # 29 | 1 | 4.7 GWh |
| Greenup County, KY | # 24 | 2 | 17.7 GWh |
| Hancock County, KY | # 13 | 3 | 903.7 GWh |
| Hardin County, KY | # 25 | 1 | 11.9 GWh |
| Jefferson County, KY | # 1 | 6 | 13.8 TWh |
| Kenton County, KY | # 28 | 2 | 6.6 GWh |
| Laurel County, KY | # 22 | 2 | 98.8 GWh |
| Lawrence County, KY | # 11 | 2 | 1.2 TWh |
| Livingston County, KY | # 18 | 1 | 461.9 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon County, KY | # 14 | 1 | 691.2 GWh |
| Marshall County, KY | # 9 | 3 | 1.6 TWh |
| Mason County, KY | # 3 | 2 | 8.4 TWh |
| McCracken County, KY | # 6 | 2 | 5.3 TWh |
| Mercer County, KY | # 10 | 3 | 1.3 TWh |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | # 5 | 2 | 7.4 TWh |
| Ohio County, KY | # 7 | 1 | 3.2 TWh |
| Oldham County, KY | # 19 | 1 | 212.0 GWh |
| Pendleton County, KY | # 23 | 1 | 22.1 GWh |
| Pulaski County, KY | # 16 | 1 | 577.8 GWh |
| Rowan County, KY | # 27 | 1 | 7.7 GWh |
| Russell County, KY | # 12 | 1 | 1.0 TWh |
| Scott County, KY | # 31 | 1 | 1.3 GWh |
| Shelby County, KY | # 34 | 1 | 1.0 MWh |
| Taylor County, KY | # 32 | 1 | 1.1 GWh |
| Trimble County, KY | # 4 | 1 | 8.1 TWh |
| Webster County, KY | # 20 | 3 | 125.6 GWh |