Nameplate capacity
1,609 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#4
of 63 plants
In service since
1977
September 1977
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
- County
- Mason County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 7.22%
- Rank among coal plants in Kentucky
- #3 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 6041
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 592 MW | 510 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 358 MW | 300 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 329 MW | 268 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | 329 MW | 268 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 1,609 MW solar plant and a 1,609 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