Power Plants in Kentucky

There are a total of 53 power plants in Kentucky. The most common type of power plant in Kentucky is Natural Gas with a total of 14 locations. Coal generates the most power in Kentucky with 9491 total Megawatts.
SourceTotal LocationsTotal Megawatts
Biomass1174.5
Coal89491
Hydroelectric111137.4
Natural Gas146850.6
Petroleum111.9
Solar869.8

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Source: US Energy Information Administration - 2024

List of All Power Plant Locations in Kentucky

Plant NameOperatorPower SourceMegawattsCity/TownZIP Code
Aero Solar Facility
Duke Energy Kentucky Incsolar2.0Burlington41005
Barkley
USCE-Nashville Districthydroelectric148.0Kuttawa42055
Bavarian LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass4.7Walton41094
Big Sandy
Kentucky Power Conatural gas260.0Louisa41230
Blue Ridge Generating
North American Biofuels, LLCbiomass1.2Irvine40336
Bluegrass Generating Station
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incnatural gas501.0LaGrange40031
Calvert City
DTE Calvert City LLCnatural gas23.0Calvert City42029
Cane Run
Louisville Gas & Electric Conatural gas663.0Louisville40216
Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant
American Mun Power-Ohio, Inchydroelectric87.9Hawesville42348
Cooper
East Kentucky Power Coop, Inccoal341.0Somerset42501
Cooperative Solar One
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incsolar8.5Winchester40391
Cox Waste to Energy
Cox Interior Incbiomass3.3Campbellsville42718
Crittenden Solar Facility
Duke Energy Kentucky Incsolar2.7Dry Ridge41035
D B Wilson
Big Rivers Electric Corpcoal417.0Centertown42328
Dix Dam
Kentucky Utilities Cohydroelectric31.5Harrodsburg40330
E W Brown
Kentucky Utilities Conatural gas1328.0Harrodsburg40330
East Bend
Duke Energy Kentucky Inccoal600.0Union41091
Ghent
Kentucky Utilities Cocoal1919.0Ghent41045
Glasgow LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass0.9Glasgow42141
Green City Recovery, LLC
Green City Recovery, LLCbiomass2.0Georgetown40324
Green Valley LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass2.4Ashland41102
H L Spurlock
East Kentucky Power Coop, Inccoal1346.0Maysville41056
Haefling
Kentucky Utilities Conatural gas24.0Lexington40511
Hardin County LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass2.4Elizabethtown42701
J K Smith
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incnatural gas753.0Winchester40391
Kentucky Dam
Tennessee Valley Authorityhydroelectric222.5Grand Rivers42045
Kentucky Mills
Domtar Paper Company LLCbiomass49.0Hawesville42348
L'Oreal Solar - Florence
L'Oreal USA Products Incsolar0.9Florence41042
LGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville
Kentucky Utilities Cosolar1.7Simpsonville40067
Laurel Dam
USCE-Nashville Districthydroelectric61.0London40744
Laurel Ridge LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass4.0Lily40740
Marshall Energy Facility
Tennessee Valley Authoritynatural gas581.6Calvert City42029
Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Station
Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLChydroelectric2.5Ravenna40472
Meldahl Hydroelectric Project
City of Hamilton - (OH)hydroelectric105.0Foster41002
Mill Creek (KY)
Louisville Gas & Electric Cocoal1465.0Louisville40272
Morehead Generating Facility
North American Biofuels, LLCbiomass1.4Morehead40351
Mother Ann Lee
Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLChydroelectric2.3Harrodsburg40330
Ohio Falls
Louisville Gas & Electric Cohydroelectric100.8Shippingport Island40212
PPS Power Plant No 1
Paducah Power Systemnatural gas110.0Paducah42003
Paddys Run
Louisville Gas & Electric Conatural gas170.0Louisville40211
Paradise
Tennessee Valley Authoritynatural gas1100.0Drakesboro42337
Paris (KY)
City of Paris - (KY)petroleum11.9Paris40361
Pendleton County LFGTE
East Kentucky Power Coop, Incbiomass3.2Butler41006
R D Green
Big Rivers Electric Corpnatural gas454.0Robards42452
Riverside Generating LLC
Riverside Generating Co LLCnatural gas825.0Catlettsburg41129
Robert A Reid
Big Rivers Electric Corpnatural gas58.0Robards42452
SR Turkey Creek, LLC
SR Turkey Creek, LLCsolar50.0Lancaster40444
Shawnee
Tennessee Valley Authoritycoal1206.0West Paducah42086
Smithland Hydroelectric Plant
American Mun Power-Ohio, Inchydroelectric75.9Smithland42081
Trimble County
Louisville Gas & Electric Cocoal2197.0Bedford40006
Walton 1 Solar Facility
Duke Energy Kentucky Incsolar2.0Walton41094
Walton 2 Solar Facility
Duke Energy Kentucky Incsolar2.0Walton41094
Wolf Creek
USCE-Nashville Districthydroelectric300.0Jamestown42629
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