Paddys Run
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Kentucky
Nameplate capacity
211 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#21
of 63 plants
In service since
1968
July 1968
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.95%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kentucky
- #9 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 1366
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 178 MW | 147 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 33 MW | 23 MW | 1968 | 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 211 MW solar plant and a 211 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