Power plant · Kentucky, United States

Kenneth C Coleman Power Plant

Kenneth C Coleman Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Kentucky, United States, with 602 MW of capacity, operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation.

Grid connection

It closed in 2020, which freed up a 602 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Big Rivers Electric Corporation, unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

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	1969	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year	2020	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	602 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	37.9631, -86.7911	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Kenneth C Coleman is the 13th-largest of 18 power plants in Kentucky and the 639th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 602 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	13th of 18	19,932 MW	3%
United States	639th of 1,009	917,512 MW	<0.1%
All power plants in our data	1,004th of 15,799	1,918,113 MW	<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

1969Started operating
2020Retired

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 mines (5 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
P610	Mine	—	Idle	13 km
Flint Hill Mine	Mine	—	Operating	26 km
Joe's Run	Mine	—	Closed	27 km

Operator, grid operator and place

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Riverside Generating LLC1,150 MW

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Data on this page

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