Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#42
of 63 plants
In service since
1934
December 1934
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Paris - (KY)
- County
- Bourbon County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among other plants in Kentucky
- #2 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 1376
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 3.0 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 3.0 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.4 MW | 1952 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.4 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.2 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.7 MW | 0.8 MW | 1934 | 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
| Dix Dam | Hydro | 28 MW |
| Calvert City | Natural gas | 27 MW |
| Cooperative Solar One | Solar | 8.5 MW |
| Cox Waste to Energy | Other | 5.0 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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