H L SPURLOCK
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,609 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Mason County
- Operator
- EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1977
- EIA plant ID
- 6041
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 7,636 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.7000, -83.8181
H L SPURLOCK, a 1,609 MW Coal power plant in Mason County, Kentucky. Operated by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, commissioned 1977.
How H L SPURLOCK compares
With 1,609 MW of capacity, H L SPURLOCK ranks 7th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 7th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.7% of Kentucky's operating Coal capacity and 7.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 66th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1977, it is newer than 46% 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 4 generators at the site with 1,609 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 7,636 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1977 and 2009.
Grid neighborhood
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. Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Cincinnati in Cincinnati, about 46.2 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
H L SPURLOCK is a 1,609 MW coal power plant in Mason County, KY, operated by EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC, commissioned in 1977. Mason County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 37th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 76th 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.
Mason County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 50.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mason 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 Mason 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.