Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Kentucky
22 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Kentucky, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | coal | 2,558 MW | 2020-01-01 | Muhlenberg |
| Big Sandy | coal | 816 MW | 2015-05-01 | Lawrence |
| Cane Run | coal | 661 MW | 2019-12-01 | Jefferson |
| J K Smith | coal | 608 MW | — | Clark |
| Kenneth C Coleman | coal | 602 MW | 2020-09-01 | Hancock |
| HMP&L Station Two Henderson | coal | 405 MW | 2019-02-01 | Webster |
| Mill Creek (KY) | coal | 356 MW | 2024-12-01 | Jefferson |
| E W Brown | coal | 293 MW | 2019-02-01 | Mercer |
| Green River | coal | 264 MW | 2015-10-01 | Muhlenberg |
| Dale | coal | 216 MW | 2016-04-01 | Clark |
| Shawnee | coal | 175 MW | 2014-06-01 | McCracken |
| Tyrone | coal | 137 MW | 2013-02-01 | Woodford |
| Robert A Reid | coal | 96 MW | 2020-09-01 | Webster |
| SunCoke Energy South Shore Facility | coal | 90 MW | — | Greenup |
| Waterside GT | gas | 45 MW | 2006-08-01 | Jefferson |
| Pineville | coal | 38 MW | 2002-01-01 | Bell |
| Haefling | gas | 21 MW | 2013-12-01 | Fayette |
| Zorn | gas | 18 MW | 2021-12-01 | Jefferson |
| Paddys Run | gas | 16 MW | 2021-04-01 | Jefferson |
| Fort Campbell Solar Phase Two | landfill | 3 MW | — | — |
| Mason County LFGTE | gas | 2 MW | 2015-02-01 | Mason |
| Fort Campbell Solar Phase One | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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