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Kentucky
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Kentucky has 33 operating power plants in the catalog, 19,379 MW in all. The catalog also marks 3 plants as Retired, with 2,473 MW of capacity. Its operating fleet leans on coal, which accounts for 52.7% of operating capacity, with natural gas second at 41.2%. The largest operating plant in the catalog is Trimble County Power Station (2,594 MW, recorded start year 1990).

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026 release II. Catalog content date: .

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33 Operating plants
19.4 GW Operating capacity
3 Retired plants
Coal Leading fuel

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026 release II. Catalog content date: .

Kentucky electricity mix

Operating installed capacity by fuel. Each row gives megawatts and its share of the operating total.

Coal 52.7% 10,219 MW Natural Gas 41.2% 7,986 MW Hydro 5.5% 1,058 MW Biomass 0.5% 88 MW Solar 0.2% 29 MW

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026 release II. Catalog content date: .

Largest plants in Kentucky

01 Trimble County Power Station Coal · 1990 2,594 MW 02 Ghent Generating Station Coal · 1974 2,226 MW 03 Paradise Fossil Plant Natural Gas · 2017 1,910 MW 04 Spurlock Power Station Coal · 1977 1,609 MW 05 Shawnee Fossil Plant Coal · 1953 1,575 MW 06 E.W. Brown Generating Station Natural Gas · 1971 1,445 MW 07 Hanging Rock Energy Facility Natural Gas · 2003 1,430 MW 08 Mill Creek Station Coal · 1974 1,362 MW 09 J K Smith Power Station Natural Gas · 1999 1,055 MW 10 Bluegrass Generating Station Natural Gas · 2002 624 MW

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026 release II. Catalog content date: .

Newest plants in Kentucky

This table includes 1 of the 2 operating plants with a recorded start year of 2016, largest first. The catalog records years, not full commissioning dates.

01 Green Station Natural Gas · 586 MW 2022
02 Paradise Fossil Plant Natural Gas · 1,910 MW 2017
03 Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Hydro · 76 MW 2017
04 E W Brown Solar Farm Solar · 13 MW 2017
05 Cooperative Solar One Solar · 9 MW 2017
06 Crittenden Solar Facility Solar · 3 MW 2017
07 Walton 1 Solar Facility Solar · 2 MW 2017
08 Walton 2 Solar Facility Solar · 2 MW 2017
09 L'Oreal Solar - Florence Solar · 1 MW 2017
10 Big Sandy Plant Natural Gas · 281 MW 2016

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026 release II. Catalog content date: .

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Kentucky get its electricity?

Across the 33 operating plants in the catalog, capacity is led by coal at 52.7%, then natural gas at 41.2%. These are installed-capacity shares, not live generation.

What is the largest power plant in Kentucky?

The largest operating plant in the catalog for Kentucky is Trimble County Power Station, a coal facility with 2,594 MW and a recorded start year of 1990.

How many power plants are in Kentucky?

The catalog tracks 33 operating power plants in Kentucky, with 19,379 MW in all. It also marks 3 plants as Retired, with 2,473 MW of capacity.

Nearby in scale

Tennessee 54 operating Missouri 58 operating

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Texas 108 GW California 71.4 GW Florida 65.4 GW Pennsylvania 42.2 GW Georgia 38.1 GW Illinois 36.4 GW

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