Cane Run
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Kentucky
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 3.60%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kentucky
- #5 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 1363
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 287 MW | 233 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 7A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 260 MW | 229 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 7B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 260 MW | 229 MW | 2015 | 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
| Riverside Generating LLC | Natural gas | 1,150 MW |
| J K Smith | Natural gas | 938 MW |
| East Bend | Coal | 772 MW |
| Marshall Energy Facility | Natural gas | 688 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 807 MW solar plant and a 807 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