Nameplate capacity
70 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#36
of 63 plants
In service since
1977
November 1977
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- USCE-Nashville District
- County
- Laurel County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among hydro plants in Kentucky
- #8 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 6171
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 70 MW | 61 MW | 1977 | 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
| Ashwood Solar I | Solar | 86 MW |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | Hydro | 76 MW |
| Glover Creek Solar, LLC | Solar | 55 MW |
| SR Turkey Creek, LLC | Solar | 50 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 70 MW solar plant and a 70 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