Riverside Generating LLC
Natural gas power plant · Lawrence County, Kentucky
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Riverside Generating Co LLC
- County
- Lawrence County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 5.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kentucky
- #2 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 55198
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 165 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 165 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 165 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 165 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GTG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 165 MW | 2002 | 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 1,150 MW solar plant and a 1,150 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