Robert D. Green Generating Station

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Robert D. Green Generating Station
Robert D. Green Generating Station
CountryUnited States
Location Webster County, near Sebree, Kentucky; also near Robards, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°38′N87°30′W / 37.64°N 87.50°W / 37.64; -87.50 Coordinates: 37°38′N87°30′W / 37.64°N 87.50°W / 37.64; -87.50
Commission date 1979
Owner(s)Big Rivers Electric Cooperation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bituminous coal
Cooling source Green River
Power generation
Units operational2
Nameplate capacity 528 MW

The Robert D. Green Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the Big Rivers Electric Cooperation as part of Sebree Station. It is located in the northeast corner of Webster County, Kentucky. It will convert to natural gas in March 2022 sourced from Czar's Pipeline. [1]

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  1. "Electric Power Monthly - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-28.