Green River

Brownfield

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky · Kentucky Utilities Co

Legacy capacity
264
MW

Green River is a coal plant in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, retired 2015-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 264 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity264 MW
Retirement date2015-10-01
EIA plant ID#1357

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
OperatorKentucky Utilities Co
Operator address811 Power Plant Drive, Central City, KY, 42330
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Green River, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Green River
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PARADISESubstation-AdjacentKYMuhlenberg County500 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs77.8
UNKNOWN123186Substation-AdjacentKYHenderson County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.1
HMP&L Station Two HendersonBrownfieldKYWebster405 MW74.4
DAVIESS COUNTYSubstation-AdjacentKYDaviess County345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs71.8
WILSONSubstation-AdjacentKYMcLean County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs69.8
Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - PARADISE)GreenfieldKYTodd County500 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs69.6
Robert A ReidBrownfieldKYWebster96 MW68.9
FRUITHILLSubstation-AdjacentKYChristian County161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs68.0

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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