How many solar farms are planned in Kentucky?

Developers have proposed 73 solar farms in Kentucky with 8.1 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in Kentucky?

Starfire Mountain Solar in Perry County, Kentucky is the largest planned, at 410 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.

Who is developing solar farms 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.

Planned solar farms in Kentucky

Developers have proposed 73 solar farms in Kentucky with 8.1 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in Kentucky

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in Kentucky are expected online in 2026 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in Kentucky

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Starfire Mountain Solar	Perry County	2029	410 MW
2	Goldfinch Solar	Mason County	2030	250 MW
3	Reid EHV 161 kV Substation	Henderson County	2025	250 MW
4	Harbert Metering 138 kV	Knott County	2024	210 MW
5	Harbert Metering 138 kV	Knott County	–	210 MW
6	Dyers Spring Solar	Breckinridge County	2029	200 MW
7	Gage Solar	McCracken County	2029	200 MW
8	Mayfield Solar and Storage	McCracken County	2029	200 MW
9	Lynn Bark Energy Center	Martin County	2029	200 MW
10	Harbert Metering 138 kV	Kentucky	2024	200 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in Kentucky

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Blue Moon Solar	Harrison County	2026	70 MW
2	Flat Run Solar	Barren County	2026	55 MW
3	Weirs Creek	Hopkins County	2027	150 MW
4	New Frontiers Solar	Breckinridge County	2027	100 MW
5	Cooperative Solar Three-Marion	Marion County	2027	96 MW
6	SR Horus	Simpson County	2027	80 MW
7	Henderson County Solar	Henderson County	2027	51 MW
8	Frontier Solar	Washington County	2027	120 MW
9	Northern Bobwhite Solar	Marion County	2027	96 MW
10	Grassy Plains	Fayette County	2027	40 MW

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

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms 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 solar farms in Kentucky

How many solar farms are planned in Kentucky?: Developers have proposed 73 solar farms in Kentucky with 8.1 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in Kentucky?: Starfire Mountain Solar in Perry County, Kentucky is the largest planned, at 410 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.
Who is developing solar farms 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.