Trimble County — Trimble, KY — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
2,594.1 MW
Summer: 2,179 MW | Winter: 2,327 MW
Technology
Coal + Gas
8 generators
First Unit Online
December 1, 1990
Trimble County is a coal and gas power plant in Trimble County, KY with 8 generating units totaling 2,594.1 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Its first unit came online in 1990.
About this plant
Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) is a utilities company based in Louisville, Kentucky. A subsidiary of PPL Corporation through the LG&E and KU Energy subsidiary, LG&E serves over 429,000 electric and over 333,000 natural gas customers, covers an area of 700 square miles (1800 km2), and has a total regulated electric generation capacity of 2,760 megawatts.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #6 in the U.S. by capacity
- #1 in KY by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (8)
8 generators
8 operational generators totaling 2,594.1 MW · online 1990–2011
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 6071 |
| Plant Name | Trimble County |
| Operator | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | LGEE |
| Power Market | |
| County | Trimble |
| State | Kentucky (all interconnection requests in Kentucky) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Coal, Gas |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 2594.1 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 2179 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 2327 |
| Generating Units | 8 |
| Operational Units | 8 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Trimble, KY
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