Power plant · Kentucky, United States
Paradise
Paradise is a power plant in Kentucky, United States, with 1,854 MW of capacity, owned by Tennessee Valley Authority.
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 | 2017 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,854 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 | 37.2608, -86.9783 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Paradise is the 3rd-largest of 15 power plants in Kentucky and the 84th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,854 MW is 0.22% 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 | 3rd of 15 | 18,709 MW | 9.9% |
| United States | 84th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.22% |
| All power plants in our data | 88th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.18% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Tennessee Valley Authority
- Browns Ferry3,854 MW
- Cumberland (TN)2,600 MW
- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant2,540 MW
- Sequoyah2,441 MW
- Gallatin (TN)1,918 MW
- Raccoon Mountain1,714 MW
- Kingston1,700 MW
- Johnsonville1,676 MW
Other power plants in Kentucky
- Trimble County2,594 MW
- Ghent2,226 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
- J K Smith938 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.