Power plant · Kentucky, United States
Bluegrass Generating Station
Bluegrass Generating Station is a power plant in Kentucky, United States, with 581 MW of capacity, owned by East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Kentucky | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2002 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 581 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.3902, -85.4133 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bluegrass Generating Station is the 14th-largest of 15 power plants in Kentucky and the 630th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 581 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14th of 15 | 18,709 MW | 3.1% |
| United States | 630th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 683rd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (178 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Jeffersonville | Data center | 178 MW | Operating | 31 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
- H L Spurlock1,609 MW
- J K Smith938 MW
- Liberty Station217 MW · planned
Other power plants in Kentucky
- Trimble County2,594 MW
- Ghent2,226 MW
- Paradise1,854 MW
- H L Spurlock1,609 MW
- Shawnee1,575 MW
- E W Brown1,458 MW
- Mill Creek (KY)1,362 MW
- Riverside Generating LLC1,150 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.