Power plant · Kentucky, United States
HMP&L Station Two Henderson
HMP&L Station Two Henderson is a closed coal power plant in Kentucky, United States, with 405 MW of capacity, operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation.
Grid connection
It closed in 2019, which freed up a 405 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Big Rivers Electric Corporation, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1973 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2019 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Big Rivers Electric Corporation | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 405 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Big Rivers Electric Corporation | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.6469, -87.5028 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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HMP&L Station Two Henderson is the 17th-largest of 18 power plants in Kentucky and the 858th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 405 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 17th of 18 | 19,932 MW | 2% |
| United States | 858th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,399th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 12 mines (4 operating) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onton #9 | Mine | — | Closed | 7.5 km |
| Henderson County Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 20 km |
| River View Complex Facilities | Mine | — | Planned | 26 km |
| Dynamics Mining | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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- D B Wilson509 MW
- Mayfield Solar and Storage200 MW · planned
- Weirs Creek150 MW · under construction
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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
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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