Power Plants in Kentucky

Bywatts lists 40 power plants in Kentucky.

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Plants by fuel type
Kentucky plants by fuelCoal19Natural Gas6Hydro6Unknown5Oil2Biomass2

Weather peril risk for Kentucky projects

120 Kentucky counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril in 45 of them, and Warren County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure at 5.0 of 5.

120Counties assessed
Warren County, 5.0 of 5Highest scoring county
Riverine floodingLeading peril
21Counties in the worst national hail quintile

Kentucky counties ranked by modeled catastrophe exposure

CountyExposure scoreBandLeading perilFEMA ratingInsurability signal
Warren County5.0 of 5CriticalHailVery HighDifficult
Edmonson County4.9 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Butler County4.9 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Simpson County4.8 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Hart County4.8 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Allen County4.7 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Todd County4.7 of 5CriticalIce stormRelatively ModerateDifficult
Logan County4.7 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Grayson County4.6 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Muhlenberg County4.6 of 5CriticalIce stormRelatively HighDifficult

What this means for insurance placement in Kentucky

70 of 120 assessed Kentucky counties flag as Constrained or Difficult on the modeled insurability signal, which is where percentage hail and named windstorm deductibles, and any sublimit discussion, tend to start. The signal is a screening output, not a carrier decision.

Score a Kentucky county for hail, wind and flood exposure in the weather risk calculator

Data source and vintage

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.

PlantFuelCapacity (MW)Operator
TRIMBLE COUNTYCoal2,594LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
PARADISECoal2,558TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
GHENTCoal2,226KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
SHAWNEECoal1,750TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
E W BROWNCoal1,738KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
MILL CREEKCoal1,717LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
H L SPURLOCKCoal1,609EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
RIVERSIDE GENERATING LLCNatural Gas1,150RIVERSIDE GENERATING CO LLC
BIG SANDYCoal1,097KENTUCKY POWER CO
J K SMITHNatural Gas1,055EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
MARSHALL ENERGY FACILITYNatural Gas688TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
EAST BENDCoal669DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY INC
CANE RUNCoal661LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
BLUEGRASS GENERATION LLCNatural Gas624BLUEGRASS GENERATION CO LLC
KENNETH C COLEMANCoal602BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORP
D B WILSONCoal566BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORP
ELMER SMITHCoal445CITY OF OWENSBORO - (KY)
HMP&L STATION TWO HENDERSONCoal405BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORP
COOPERCoal344EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
WOLF CREEKHydro270USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT
PADDYS RUNNatural Gas227LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
KENTUCKY DAMHydro219TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
DALECoal216EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
ROBERT A REIDCoal195BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORP
GREEN RIVERCoal189KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
BARKLEYHydro130USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT
PPS POWER PLANT NO 1Unknown120PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM
KENTUCKY MILLSBiomass88DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY LLC
OHIO FALLSHydro85LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
TYRONECoal75KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
LAURELHydro70USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT
HAEFLINGOil62KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
DIX DAMHydro28KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
CALVERT CITYNatural Gas27DTE CALVERT CITY LLC
PARISOil12CITY OF PARIS - (KY)
SILVER GROVEUnknown5DTE SILVER GROVE LLC
COX WASTE TO ENERGYBiomass5COX WASTE-TO-ENERGY
MELDAHL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTUnknown·CITY OF HAMILTON - (OH)
PINEVILLEUnknown·KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
UNKNOWN POWER PLANTUnknown·NOT AVAILABLE