LGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville
Solar power plant · Shelby County, Kentucky
Nameplate capacity
2.1 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#53
of 63 plants
In service since
2019
July 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Kentucky Utilities Co
- County
- Shelby County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in Kentucky
- #14 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 65406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.1 MW | 1.7 MW | 2019 | 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
| Green Valley LFGTE | Other | 2.4 MW |
| Hardin County LFGTE | Other | 2.4 MW |
| Mother Ann Lee | Hydro | 2.1 MW |
| Aero Solar Facility | Solar | 2.0 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 2.1 MW solar plant and a 2.1 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