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Natural gas power plant · Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Muhlenberg County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 8.32%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kentucky
- #1 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 1378
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 467 MW | 467 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 231 MW | 221 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 231 MW | 221 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 231 MW | 221 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 231 MW | 211 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 231 MW | 211 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 231 MW | 211 MW | 2017 | 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
| Trimble County | Coal | 2,594 MW |
| Ghent | Coal | 2,226 MW |
| H L Spurlock | Coal | 1,609 MW |
| Shawnee | Coal | 1,575 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 1,854 MW solar plant and a 1,854 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