Hydroelectric power plants in Kentucky

11 operating hydroelectric power plants in Kentucky with 1,100 MW of hydroelectric capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Hydroelectric capacity

1,100 MW

Net generation, 2025

4.44 TWh

Largest

Wolf Creek

270 MW

Largest hydroelectric power plants in Kentucky

#	Plant	Hydroelectric MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Wolf CreekRussell County	270	1,022	43.2%	USCE-Nashville District
2	Kentucky DamMarshall County	219	1,143	59.7%	Tennessee Valley Authority
3	BarkleyLyon County	130	625	54.9%	USCE-Nashville District
4	Ohio FallsJefferson County	110	220	22.9%	Louisville Gas & Electric Co
5	Meldahl Hydroelectric ProjectBracken County	105	471	51.2%	City of Hamilton - (OH)
6	Cannelton Hydroelectric PlantHancock County	88	417	54.1%	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
7	Smithland Hydroelectric PlantLivingston County	76	336	50.6%	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
8	Laurel DamLaurel County	70	88.8	14.5%	USCE-Nashville District
9	Dix DamMercer County	28	105	42.4%	Kentucky Utilities Co
10	Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric StatiEstill County	2.5	8.0	36.6%	Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC
11	Mother Ann LeeMercer County	2.1	6.4	34.7%	Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLC

Projects where hydroelectric is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is hydroelectric nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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