Power plant · Kentucky

Kentucky Dam

Kentucky Dam is a 219 MW wat power plant in Kentucky, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority, in service since 1944.

Nameplate capacity
219 MW
Primary fuel
WAT
Status
Operating
since 1944
Annual generation
1.2 TWh
2023 data

Location

Kentucky Dam is located Kentucky, at 37.0131°, -88.2692° (highlighted below among other power plants in the state).

Kentucky Dam 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 MWBig Sandy · 281 MWWolf Creek · 270 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 MWKentucky Dam · 219 MW39.2°N, 89.7°W36.4°N, 81.7°W
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About this plant

Kentucky Dam is a wat generating station located in Kentucky. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 219 MW. It is operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. It has been in service since 1944. Plant coordinates: 37.0131°, -88.2692°.