Mill Creek Generating Station

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Mill Creek Generating Station
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Mill Creek's steam stacks viewed from the Farnsley Morman House
Mill Creek Generating Station
CountryUnited States
Location Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°03′N85°55′W / 38.05°N 85.91°W / 38.05; -85.91
Commission date 1972
Owner Louisville Gas & Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bituminous coal
Cooling source Ohio River
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity 1,717 MW
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The Mill Creek Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Louisville Gas & Electric in the Kosmosdale neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. It is located on 544 acres in southwest Louisville, about 20 miles from downtown.

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Construction on the plant began in 1968 to meet growing energy demand in the Louisville area, according to the utility. [1] Unit 1 went into service by 1972, unit 2 by 1974, unit 3 by 1978, and unit 4 in 1982.

Mill Creek Generating Station is LG&E's largest coal-fired power plant. It consumes about 4.8 million tons of fuel annually.

In 2024, the utility began construction on a 640-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle generating unit at the plant, expected to begin operations in 2027. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mill Creek Generating Station | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  2. ↑ "LG&E and KU officially break ground on Mill Creek 5 | LG&E and KU". lge-ku.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Air Pollutant Report | ECHO | US EPA". echo.epa.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-28.


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