Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati
Hydro power plant · Estill County, Kentucky
Nameplate capacity
2.5 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#49
of 63 plants
In service since
2021
September 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC
- County
- Estill County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Kentucky
- #10 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 62747
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2021 | 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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| Pendleton County LFGTE | Other | 3.2 MW |
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| Green Valley LFGTE | Other | 2.4 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 2.5 MW solar plant and a 2.5 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