Power plants in Kentucky
64 operating power projects with 21,986 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
64
Nameplate capacity
21,986 MW
Counties with a plant
42
Operators
33
Power markets: PJM prices, MISO prices
Capacity by fuel
Coal · 10,261 MW · 8Natural gas · 9,127 MW · 14Solar · 1,376 MW · 20Hydro · 1,100 MW · 11Other fuels · 122 MW · 11
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Kentucky
Top 50 · All 64 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimble County | Coal and natural gas | 2,594 | Trimble | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| Ghent | Coal | 2,226 | Carroll | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| Paradise | Natural gas | 1,854 | Muhlenberg | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| H L Spurlock | Coal | 1,609 | Mason | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| Shawnee | Coal | 1,575 | McCracken | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| E W Brown | Natural gas and coal | 1,458 | Mercer | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| Mill Creek (KY) | Coal | 1,362 | Jefferson | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| Riverside Generating LLC | Natural gas | 1,150 | Lawrence | Riverside Generating Co LLC |
| J K Smith | Natural gas | 938 | Clark | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc |
| Cane Run | Natural gas | 807 | Jefferson | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
Kentucky power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Kentucky
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Sebree Solar IISolar · 150 MW · Henderson County · August 2026Ashwood Solar ISolar · 86 MW · Lyon County · May 2026Sebree Solar ISolar · 250 MW · Henderson County · September 2025Bluebird Solar LLCSolar · 100 MW · Harrison County · September 2025Green River SolarSolar · 200 MW · Meade County · May 2025Unbridled SolarSolar · 160 MW · Henderson County · March 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Kentucky
Louisville Gas & Electric Co5 plants · 5,083 MW
Tennessee Valley Authority4 plants · 3,905 MW
Kentucky Utilities Co5 plants · 3,755 MW
East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc10 plants · 3,495 MW
Big Rivers Electric Corp3 plants · 1,194 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 64 plants in Kentucky, by county
Barren County 1 plant
- Glasgow LFGTE Landfill gas · 1 MW
Boone County 4 plants
- East Bend Coal · 772 MW
- Bavarian LFGTE Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- Aero Solar Facility Solar · 2 MW
- L'Oreal Solar - Florence Solar · 1.1 MW
Bourbon County 1 plant
- Paris (KY) Oil · 10.6 MW
Bracken County 1 plant
- Meldahl Hydroelectric Project Hydro · 105 MW
Carroll County 1 plant
- Ghent Coal · 2,225.9 MW
Clark County 2 plants
- J K Smith Natural gas · 938.4 MW
- Cooperative Solar One Solar · 8.5 MW
Estill County 2 plants
- Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati Hydro · 2.5 MW
- Blue Ridge Generating Landfill gas · 1.6 MW
Fayette County 1 plant
- Haefling Natural gas · 41.4 MW
Garrard County 1 plant
- SR Turkey Creek, LLC Solar · 50 MW
Grant County 1 plant
- Crittenden Solar Facility Solar · 2.7 MW
Greenup County 1 plant
- Green Valley LFGTE Landfill gas · 2.4 MW
Hancock County 2 plants
- Kentucky Mills Wood biomass · 88 MW
- Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Hydro · 87.9 MW
Hardin County 1 plant
- Hardin County LFGTE Landfill gas · 2.4 MW
Harrison County 1 plant
- Bluebird Solar LLC Solar · 100 MW
Henderson County 3 plants
- Sebree Solar I Solar · 250 MW
- Unbridled Solar Solar · 160 MW
- Sebree Solar II Solar · 150 MW
Jefferson County 4 plants
- Mill Creek (KY) Coal · 1,361.7 MW
- Cane Run Natural gas · 807 MW
- Paddys Run Natural gas · 210.6 MW
- Ohio Falls Hydro · 109.6 MW
Kenton County 3 plants
- Walton 1 Solar Facility Solar · 2 MW
- Walton 2 Solar Facility Solar · 2 MW
- RA Jones Roof Mounted Solar System Solar · 1.3 MW
Laurel County 1 plant
- Laurel Dam Hydro · 70 MW
Lawrence County 2 plants
- Riverside Generating LLC Natural gas · 1,150 MW
- Big Sandy Natural gas · 280.5 MW
Livingston County 1 plant
- Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Hydro · 75.9 MW
Logan County 1 plant
- SR Russellville Solar · 173 MW
Lyon County 2 plants
- Barkley Hydro · 130 MW
- Ashwood Solar I Solar · 86 MW
Marshall County 3 plants
- Marshall Energy Facility Natural gas · 258 MW
- Kentucky Dam Hydro · 218.6 MW
- Calvert City Natural gas · 26.7 MW
Martin County 1 plant
- Martin County Solar Project, LLC Solar · 111 MW
Mason County 1 plant
- H L Spurlock Coal · 1,608.5 MW
McCracken County 2 plants
- Shawnee Coal · 1,575 MW
- PPS Power Plant No 1 Natural gas · 120 MW
Meade County 1 plant
- Green River Solar Solar · 200 MW
Mercer County 3 plants
- E W Brown Natural gas · 1,457.6 MW
- Dix Dam Hydro · 28.2 MW
- Mother Ann Lee Hydro · 2.1 MW
Metcalfe County 1 plant
- Glover Creek Solar, LLC Solar · 55 MW
Muhlenberg County 1 plant
- Paradise Natural gas · 1,853.6 MW
Ohio County 1 plant
- D B Wilson Coal · 509.4 MW
Oldham County 1 plant
- Bluegrass Generating Station Natural gas · 581.4 MW
Pendleton County 1 plant
- Pendleton County LFGTE Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
Pulaski County 1 plant
- Cooper Coal · 344 MW
Rowan County 1 plant
- Morehead Generating Facility Landfill gas · 1.4 MW
Russell County 1 plant
- Wolf Creek Hydro · 270 MW
Scott County 1 plant
- Green City Recovery, LLC Landfill gas · 2 MW
Shelby County 1 plant
- LGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville Solar · 2.1 MW
Simpson County 2 plants
- SR Warren, LLC Solar · 3.5 MW
- SR Franklin, LLC Solar · 2.5 MW
Taylor County 1 plant
- Cox Waste to Energy Wood biomass · 5 MW
Trimble County 1 plant
- Trimble County Coal · 2,594.1 MW
Webster County 2 plants
- R D Green Natural gas · 586 MW
- Robert A Reid Natural gas · 98.8 MW
Questions about power plants in Kentucky
How many power plants are in Kentucky?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 64 operating power projects in Kentucky, with 21,986 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Kentucky?
Trimble County in Trimble County, with 2,594.1 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Ghent, with 2,225.9 MW.
How much of Kentucky's capacity is natural gas?
9,127 MW, about 42% of nameplate capacity. 14 projects have natural gas as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources