Power plant · Kentucky, United States
Cane Run
Cane Run is a power plant in Kentucky, United States, with 807 MW of capacity, owned by Kentucky Utilities Co (78%) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co (22%).
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 | 2015 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Kentucky Utilities Co (78%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Louisville Gas & Electric Co (22%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 807 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.1831, -85.8892 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cane Run is the 10th-largest of 15 power plants in Kentucky and the 402nd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 807 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 | 10th of 15 | 18,709 MW | 4.3% |
| United States | 402nd of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 450th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 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 | 17 km |
Owners, operator and place
More from Kentucky Utilities Co
- Trimble County2,594 MW
- Ghent2,226 MW
- E W Brown1,458 MW
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
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.