Ashwood Solar I
Solar power plant · Lyon County, Kentucky
Nameplate capacity
86 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#34
of 63 plants
In service since
2026
May 2026
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- RWE Clean Energy
- County
- Lyon County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.39%
- Rank among solar plants in Kentucky
- #7 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 67701
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 86 MW | 86 MW | 2026 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Kentucky
| Kentucky Mills | Other | 88 MW |
| Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant | Hydro | 88 MW |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | Hydro | 76 MW |
| Laurel Dam | Hydro | 70 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 86 MW solar plant and a 86 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Kentucky power plants · What Kentucky actually generates