COOPER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 344 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Pulaski County
- Operator
- EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 1384
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 441 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 15%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.9981, -84.5919
COOPER, a 344 MW Coal power plant in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Operated by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, commissioned 1965.
How COOPER compares
With 344 MW of capacity, COOPER ranks 15th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 11th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Kentucky's operating Coal capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 186th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 76% of the 30 operating Kentucky plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, runs 3 operating plants in Kentucky totaling 3,008 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 344 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 441 GWh in 2024 (a 15% capacity factor), down 20% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 1969.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: LAUREL (70 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
COOPER is a 344 MW coal power plant in Pulaski County, KY, operated by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, commissioned in 1965. Pulaski County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.7 of 5 at the 67th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 85th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pulaski County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 12.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 54.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 2.9 |
Perils not assessed in Pulaski County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pulaski County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
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.