OHIO FALLS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Jefferson County
- Operator
- LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1928
- EIA plant ID
- 1365
- Generators
- 8
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 235 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.2822, -85.7821
OHIO FALLS, an 85 MW Hydro power plant in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Operated by LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 1928.
How OHIO FALLS compares
With 85 MW of capacity, OHIO FALLS ranks 23rd among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 4th of the 6 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Kentucky's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 202nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1928, it is older than 93% of the 30 operating Kentucky plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 5 operating plants in Kentucky totaling 5,284 MW. It shares Jefferson County with 3 other operating plants, including MILL CREEK and CANE RUN.
EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 110 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 85 MW). Net generation was 235 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 3,229 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MILL CREEK (1,717 MW, Coal).
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
OHIO FALLS is an 85 MW hydro power plant in Jefferson County, KY, operated by LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 1928. Jefferson County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 20th national percentile. Riverine flooding 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 hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Jefferson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very High | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 52.2 |
Perils not assessed in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.