Trimble County
Coal power plant · Trimble County, Kentucky
Nameplate capacity
2,594 MW
Rank in Kentucky
#1
of 63 plants
In service since
1990
December 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co
- County
- Trimble County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 11.65%
- Rank among coal plants in Kentucky
- #1 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 6071
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 834 MW | 732 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 566 MW | 493 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 159 MW | 2004 | 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 2,594 MW solar plant and a 2,594 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