R D Green
Natural gas power plant in Webster County, Kentucky. 586 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Big Rivers Electric Corp.
Also known as R D Green Power Station · R.D. Green · RD Green · EIA plant 6639
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 586 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 1979First generator online
- Operator
- Big Rivers Electric CorpEIA operator ID 1692
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 2 MISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Webster County, KY37.6461, −87.5000
- EIA plant ID
- 6639EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power R D Green produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
713 GWh
713,488 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
13.9%
2024: Not reported
January to July 2026
254 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
0.1–3.1
TWh a year. Low 2023, high 2018
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,059,352 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 3,232,273 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 3,501,422 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 2,416,453 | Not reported | 9 of 12 |
| 2004 | 3,496,573 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 3,561,042 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 3,702,495 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 3,431,228 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 3,633,938 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 3,183,081 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,541,195 | 69.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 3,470,166 | 67.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 2,916,585 | 56.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 3,374,932 | 65.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 3,462,744 | 67.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 2,584,028 | 50.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 2,736,301 | 53.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 2,410,042 | 46.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 3,059,098 | 59.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 2,344,526 | 45.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 1,113,747 | 21.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,386,964 | 46.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 763,009 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 143,697 | 2.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 675,778 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 713,488 | 13.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 253,559 | 8.5% | 7 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 account · MISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
544,347
US short tons. 2024: 506,596
SO₂, 2025
3
US short tons
NOx, 2025
389
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.76 t
About 1,526 lb per MWh
2 of 2 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (G1, G2), matched to EIA plant 6639 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
496
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
496
million gallons
Source
Green River
Surface, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.173
USGS SUI, HUC12 Steamport Landing-Green River
24 of 24 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the source river HUC12 within 3 km. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 293.0 | December 1979 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 293.0 | January 1981 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Big Rivers Electric Corp as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about R D Green
How much power does R D Green produce?
R D Green reported 713,488 MWh (713 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 13.9% capacity factor on 586 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 254 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is R D Green?
R D Green is in Webster County, Kentucky, at 37.6461, −87.5000. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates R D Green?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Big Rivers Electric Corp as the operator (EIA operator ID 1692). The operator is not always the owner.
When did R D Green start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 1979, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for R D Green?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to R D Green, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
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)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page