PADDYS RUN
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 227 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Jefferson County
- Operator
- LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1968
- EIA plant ID
- 1366
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 77.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.2212, -85.8464
PADDYS RUN, a 227 MW Natural Gas power plant in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Operated by LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 1968.
How PADDYS RUN compares
With 227 MW of capacity, PADDYS RUN ranks 17th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kentucky and 5th of the 6 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Kentucky's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 526th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1968, it is older than 70% 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 2 generators at the site with 211 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 77.1 GWh in 2024 (a 4.2% capacity factor), down 17% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1968 and 2001.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 2,463 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
PADDYS RUN is a 227 MW natural gas power plant in Jefferson County, KY, operated by LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 1968. 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 natural gas 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.