Power plant · Kentucky

Big Sandy

Big Sandy is a 281 MW ng power plant in Kentucky, operated by Kentucky Power Co, in service since 1963.

Nameplate capacity
281 MW
Primary fuel
NG
Status
Operating
since 1963
Annual generation
1.2 TWh
2023 data
CO₂ emissions
632.7 k tonnes
540 kg/MWh

Location

Big Sandy is located Kentucky, at 38.1707°, -82.6176° (highlighted below among other power plants in the state).

Big Sandy location in KentuckyTrimble County · 2.6 GWGhent · 2.2 GWParadise · 1.9 GWH L Spurlock · 1.6 GWShawnee · 1.6 GWE W Brown · 1.5 GWMill Creek (KY) · 1.4 GWRiverside Generating LLC · 1.2 GWJ K Smith · 938 MWCane Run · 807 MWEast Bend · 772 MWMarshall Energy Facility · 688 MWR D Green · 586 MWBluegrass Generating Station · 581 MWD B Wilson · 509 MWCooper · 344 MWWolf Creek · 270 MWKentucky Dam · 219 MWPaddys Run · 211 MWBarkley · 130 MWPPS Power Plant No 1 · 120 MWOhio Falls · 110 MWMeldahl Hydroelectric Project · 105 MWRobert A Reid · 99 MWKentucky Mills · 88 MWCannelton Hydroelectric Plant · 88 MWSmithland Hydroelectric Plant · 76 MWLaurel Dam · 70 MWSR Turkey Creek, LLC · 50 MWHaefling · 41 MWDix Dam · 28 MWCalvert City · 27 MWParis (KY) · 11 MWCooperative Solar One · 9 MWCox Waste to Energy · 5 MWBavarian LFGTE · 5 MWPendleton County LFGTE · 3 MWCrittenden Solar Facility · 3 MWSR Franklin, LLC · 3 MWMatilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati · 3 MWGreen Valley LFGTE · 2 MWHardin County LFGTE · 2 MWMother Ann Lee · 2 MWLGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville · 2 MWAero Solar Facility · 2 MWGreen City Recovery, LLC · 2 MWWalton 1 Solar Facility · 2 MWWalton 2 Solar Facility · 2 MWBlue Ridge Generating · 2 MWMorehead Generating Facility · 1 MWL'Oreal Solar - Florence · 1 MWGlasgow LFGTE · 1 MWBig Sandy · 281 MW39.2°N, 89.7°W36.4°N, 81.7°W
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About this plant

Big Sandy is a ng generating station located in Kentucky. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 281 MW. It is operated by Kentucky Power Co. It has been in service since 1963. Plant coordinates: 38.1707°, -82.6176°.