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J K Smith

Natural gas power plant · Clark County, Kentucky

Nameplate capacity
938 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#9
of 63 plants
In service since
1999
January 1999

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operator
East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
County
Clark County
Generating units
9
Share of state capacity
4.21%
Rank among natural gas plants in Kentucky
#3 of 13
EIA plant code
54

Generating units

Individual generating units at J K Smith
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine119 MW110 MW1999Operating
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine119 MW105 MW1999Operating
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine119 MW106 MW1999Operating
GT10Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine108 MW76 MW2010Operating
GT9Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine108 MW76 MW2010Operating
GT6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine95 MW69 MW2005Operating
GT7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine95 MW69 MW2005Operating
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine88 MW74 MW2001Operating
GT5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine88 MW71 MW2001Operating

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 938 MW solar plant and a 938 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