How many natural gas power plants are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 15 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 9.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in Kentucky?

Paradise in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky is the largest, at 1,854 MW. It came online in 2023.

How many natural gas power plants were built in Kentucky in 2025?

0 natural gas power plants came online in Kentucky in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Kentucky?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in Kentucky

Kentucky has 15 operating natural gas power plants with 9.6 GW of capacity.

Operating15

See planned natural gas power plants in Kentucky

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Kentucky had 14 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 15 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in Kentucky

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Paradise	Muhlenberg County	2023	1,854 MW
2	Trimble County	Trimble County	2004	1,194 MW
3	Riverside Generating LLC	Lawrence County	2002	1,150 MW
4	E W Brown	Mercer County	2001	981 MW
5	J K Smith	Clark County	2010	938 MW
6	Cane Run	Jefferson County	2015	807 MW
7	Marshall Energy Facility	Marshall County	2002	688 MW
8	R D Green	Webster County	1981	586 MW
9	Bluegrass Generating Station	Oldham County	2002	581 MW
10	Big Sandy	Lawrence County	1963	281 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in Kentucky

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Paradise	Muhlenberg County	2023	1,854 MW
2	Cane Run	Jefferson County	2015	807 MW
3	PPS Power Plant No 1	McCracken County	2010	120 MW
4	J K Smith	Clark County	2010	938 MW
5	Trimble County	Trimble County	2004	1,194 MW
6	Marshall Energy Facility	Marshall County	2002	688 MW
7	Riverside Generating LLC	Lawrence County	2002	1,150 MW
8	Bluegrass Generating Station	Oldham County	2002	581 MW
9	Paddys Run	Jefferson County	2001	211 MW
10	E W Brown	Mercer County	2001	981 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Kentucky

How many natural gas power plants are in Kentucky?: Kentucky has 15 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 9.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in Kentucky?: Paradise in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky is the largest, at 1,854 MW. It came online in 2023.
How many natural gas power plants were built in Kentucky in 2025?: 0 natural gas power plants came online in Kentucky in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Kentucky?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.