GHENT

How GHENT compares

With 2,226 MW of capacity, GHENT ranks 3rd among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 3rd of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Kentucky's operating Coal capacity and 10% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 25th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 56% of the 30 operating Kentucky plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO, runs 4 operating plants in Kentucky totaling 4,054 MW.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 2,226 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 10,543 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), up 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1974 and 1984.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is HOOSIER FAIRVIEW, about 9.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 4,632 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TRIMBLE COUNTY (2,594 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Florence in Florence, about 27.7 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