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2225.9 MW Bit. Coal operating in Carroll, KY
2,225.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
1974
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.7497, -85.0350
County
Carroll, KY
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Kentucky Utilities Co | Kentucky Utilities | — |
| Owner(s) | Kentucky Utilities Co | PPL | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Ghent Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Ghent, Kentucky. It is located between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The plant is connected to the grid by numerous 138 and 345kv transmission lines.
Read more on WikipediaThe Ghent Generating Station is a 2225.9 MW coal-fired power plant located in Carroll County, Kentucky. It began operating in 1974 and consists of 4 generators utilizing conventional steam coal technology. The plant is owned by PPL and operated by Kentucky Utilities Co. Ghent is the largest power plant in Kentucky out of 6 plants, and ranks 8th nationally out of 50 plants.
Ghent operates within the balancing authority of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, and is part of the SERC NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 10,770,783 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 55.3%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1374.06 per kW, based on FERC filings.
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Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LGEE)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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859.1K MWh
Latest Month
10.8M MWh
Annual Generation
55.3%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
2166 lb/MWh
NOx
1 lb/MWh
SO₂
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.263 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.038 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
50.1%
Annual Net Gen
9772 GWh
CO₂eq
2183 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Tennessee Valley
Steam turbine · Kentucky Utilities Company · Data from 2015–2024
$1,570/kW
Installed Cost
$50/kW
Annual CapEx
$31.9/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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