Barkley
Hydro power plant in Lyon County, Kentucky. 130 MW of nameplate capacity across 4 generators, operated by USCE-Nashville District.
Also known as Barkley Power Plant · EIA plant 1371
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 130 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 4 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 1966First generator online
- Operator
- USCE-Nashville DistrictEIA operator ID 19462
- Grid
- TVABalancing authority TVA
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Lyon County, KY37.0217, −88.2211
- EIA plant ID
- 1371EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Barkley produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
625 GWh
624,854 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
54.9%
2024: 51.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
486.0–812.9
GWh a year. Low 2016, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554,115 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 2,021,483 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 1,817,773 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 930,985 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 881,213 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 705,109 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 641,202 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 338,294 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 379,180 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 814,992 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 506,250 | 44.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 381,572 | 33.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 343,172 | 30.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 486,904 | 42.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 601,111 | 52.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 544,038 | 47.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 486,040 | 42.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 812,899 | 71.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 637,783 | 56.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 572,013 | 50.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 775,525 | 67.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 619,075 | 54.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 628,428 | 55.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 500,481 | 43.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 590,644 | 51.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 624,854 | 54.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 32.5 | January 1966 |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 32.5 | February 1966 |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 32.5 | March 1966 |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 32.5 | March 1966 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists USCE-Nashville District as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Barkley
How much power does Barkley produce?
Barkley reported 624,854 MWh (625 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 54.9% capacity factor on 130 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Barkley?
Barkley is in Lyon County, Kentucky, at 37.0217, −88.2211. It is in the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing area (TVA).
Who operates Barkley?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists USCE-Nashville District as the operator (EIA operator ID 19462). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Barkley start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 1966, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page