EAST BEND
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 669 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Boone County
- Operator
- DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1981
- EIA plant ID
- 6018
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,264 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 33%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.9053, -84.8515
EAST BEND, a 669 MW Coal power plant in Boone County, Kentucky. Operated by DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY INC, commissioned 1981.
How EAST BEND compares
With 669 MW of capacity, EAST BEND ranks 11th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 8th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.0% of Kentucky's operating Coal capacity and 3.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 140th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1981, it is newer than 53% of the 30 operating Kentucky plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 772 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 669 MW). Net generation was 2,264 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HOOSIER FAIRVIEW, about 15.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 4,919 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GHENT (2,226 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 7 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Florence in Florence, about 13.5 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
EAST BEND is a 669 MW coal power plant in Boone County, KY, operated by DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY INC, commissioned in 1981. Boone County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 24th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 89th 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.
Boone County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.91 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 51.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Boone 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 Boone 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.