Cane Run — Jefferson, KY — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
807 MW
Summer: 691 MW | Winter: 691 MW
Technology
Gas
3 generators
First Unit Online
June 1, 2015
Cane Run is a gas power plant in Jefferson County, KY with 3 generating units totaling 807 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Its first unit came online in 2015.
About this plant
The Cane Run Generating Station is a 640 megawatt (MW), natural gas power plant owned and operated by Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E). It is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in its Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. It was formerly a coal power plant until 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #240 in the U.S. by capacity
- #5 in KY by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (3)
3 generators
3 operational generators totaling 807 MW · online 2015
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 1363 |
| Plant Name | Cane Run |
| Operator | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | LGEE |
| Power Market | |
| County | Jefferson |
| State | Kentucky (all interconnection requests in Kentucky) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Gas |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 807 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 691 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 691 |
| Generating Units | 3 |
| Operational Units | 3 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
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