Directory of Power Plants in Kentucky
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Waste to Energy | Cox Companies, LLC | Campbellsville, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 924.0 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Kentucky Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Grand Rivers, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1.2 TWh | Aug 1944 | Jul 2024 | Water |
| Meldahl Hydroelectric Project | City of Hamilton - (OH) | Foster, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 539.3 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Laurel Dam | USCE-Nashville District | London, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 39.6 GWh | Oct 1977 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | Hawesville, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 460.6 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | Smithland, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 395.0 GWh | Jun 2017 | Jul 2024 | Water |
| Wolf Creek | USCE-Nashville District | Jamestown, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 470.5 GWh | Sep 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Barkley | USCE-Nashville District | Kuttawa, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 500.5 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Station | Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC | Ravenna, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 5.3 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Ohio Falls | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Shippingport Island, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 272.0 GWh | Dec 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Mother Ann Lee | Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLC | Harrodsburg, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 6.2 GWh | Feb 2007 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Dix Dam | Kentucky Utilities Co | Harrodsburg, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 44.0 GWh | Oct 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Shawnee | Tennessee Valley Authority | West Paducah, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 5.2 TWh | Mar 1953 | Jul 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.4% |
| SR Turkey Creek, LLC | SR Turkey Creek, LLC | Lancaster, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 110.6 GWh | Oct 2022 | Jul 2024 | Solar |
| L'Oreal Solar - Florence | L'Oreal USA Products Inc | Florence, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.4 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Walton 2 Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Aero Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Burlington, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.6 GWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Walton 1 Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Crittenden Solar Facility | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Dry Ridge, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.5 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cooperative Solar One | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Winchester, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.1 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Glover Creek Solar, LLC | Glover Creek Solar, LLC | Summer Shade, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 17.6 GWh | - | Jul 2024 | Solar |
| SR Franklin, LLC | SR Franklin, LLC | Franklin, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 129.0 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| J K Smith | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Winchester, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 619.4 GWh | Dec 1998 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Marshall Energy Facility | Tennessee Valley Authority | Calvert City, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 72.1 GWh | May 2002 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Bluegrass Generating Station | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | LaGrange, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 36.5 GWh | May 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.3% |
| Riverside Generating LLC | Riverside Generating Co LLC | Catlettsburg, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 561.5 GWh | Jun 2001 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Big Sandy | Kentucky Power Co | Louisa, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 1962 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Cane Run | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 4.3 TWh | Apr 1962 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Paddys Run | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 77.0 GWh | May 1968 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Paradise | Tennessee Valley Authority | Drakesboro, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 7.2 TWh | Apr 1963 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Robert A Reid | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Robards, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| R D Green | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Robards, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 484.7 GWh | Nov 1979 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| PPS Power Plant No 1 | Paducah Power System | Paducah, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 124.8 GWh | May 2010 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Calvert City | DTE Calvert City LLC | Calvert City, KY | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 207.3 GWh | Mar 2000 | Jul 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Hardin County LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.9 GWh | Dec 2005 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Morehead Generating Facility | North American Biofuels, LLC | Morehead, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.9 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Bavarian LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Walton, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 27.9 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Green Valley LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Ashland, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 16.9 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Green City Recovery, LLC | Green City Recovery, LLC | Georgetown, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 1.7 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Glasgow LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Glasgow, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Blue Ridge Generating | North American Biofuels, LLC | Irvine, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.5 GWh | Oct 2013 | Jul 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Laurel Ridge LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Lily, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.4 GWh | Aug 2003 | Aug 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Pendleton County LFGTE | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Butler, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 23.1 GWh | Jan 2007 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Paris (KY) | City of Paris - (KY) | Paris, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 337.1 MWh | Nov 1934 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Kentucky Mills | Domtar Paper Company LLC | Hawesville, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 327.9 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 69.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 30.4% |
| Ghent | Kentucky Utilities Co | Ghent, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 9.9 TWh | Jan 1974 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.9% |
| Mill Creek (KY) | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Louisville, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 7.3 TWh | Jul 1972 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| East Bend | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Union, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.5 TWh | Feb 1981 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Cooper | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Somerset, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 431.3 GWh | Jan 1965 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| H L Spurlock | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Maysville, KY | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.0 TWh | Aug 1977 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.2% Tire-derived Fuels : 0.7% |
| D B Wilson | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Centertown, KY | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.8 TWh | Aug 1984 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
| E W Brown | Kentucky Utilities Co | Harrodsburg, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 1.4 TWh | Apr 1957 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 88.3% Natural Gas : 10.5% Solar : 1.1% |
| Trimble County | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Bedford, KY | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE) | 8.9 TWh | Nov 1990 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 75.0% Subbituminous Coal : 13.4% Natural Gas : 11.6% |
Browse Power Plants By Kentucky Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County, KY | # 36 | 1 | 1.0 MWh |
| Simpson County, KY | # 35 | 2 | 129.0 MWh |
| Bourbon County, KY | # 34 | 1 | 337.1 MWh |
| Taylor County, KY | # 33 | 1 | 924.0 MWh |
| Scott County, KY | # 32 | 1 | 1.7 GWh |
| Rowan County, KY | # 31 | 1 | 3.9 GWh |
| Barren County, KY | # 30 | 1 | 4.3 GWh |
| Grant County, KY | # 29 | 1 | 4.5 GWh |
| Kenton County, KY | # 28 | 3 | 6.1 GWh |
| Estill County, KY | # 27 | 3 | 8.8 GWh |
| Hardin County, KY | # 26 | 1 | 8.9 GWh |
| Greenup County, KY | # 25 | 2 | 16.9 GWh |
| Metcalfe County, KY | # 24 | 1 | 17.6 GWh |
| Pendleton County, KY | # 23 | 1 | 23.1 GWh |
| Oldham County, KY | # 22 | 1 | 36.5 GWh |
| Laurel County, KY | # 21 | 2 | 42.9 GWh |
| Garrard County, KY | # 20 | 1 | 110.6 GWh |
| Livingston County, KY | # 19 | 1 | 395.0 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, KY | # 18 | 1 | 431.3 GWh |
| Russell County, KY | # 17 | 1 | 470.5 GWh |
| Webster County, KY | # 16 | 3 | 490.8 GWh |
| Lyon County, KY | # 15 | 1 | 500.5 GWh |
| Bracken County, KY | # 14 | 1 | 539.3 GWh |
| Clark County, KY | # 13 | 3 | 632.5 GWh |
| Hancock County, KY | # 12 | 3 | 788.5 GWh |
| Mercer County, KY | # 11 | 3 | 1.4 TWh |
| Marshall County, KY | # 10 | 3 | 1.5 TWh |
| Lawrence County, KY | # 9 | 2 | 1.7 TWh |
| Boone County, KY | # 8 | 4 | 2.5 TWh |
| Ohio County, KY | # 7 | 1 | 2.8 TWh |
| McCracken County, KY | # 6 | 2 | 5.3 TWh |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | # 5 | 2 | 7.2 TWh |
| Mason County, KY | # 4 | 2 | 8.0 TWh |
| Trimble County, KY | # 3 | 1 | 8.9 TWh |
| Carroll County, KY | # 2 | 1 | 9.9 TWh |
| Jefferson County, KY | # 1 | 6 | 12.0 TWh |