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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 1378 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
×1,150 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2020)
Nameplate1,854MWSummer 1,763 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation8,129GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor53%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,207Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14,430.6 | — | — |
| 2002 | 14,130.1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 12,213.6 | 64.0% | 10,310 |
| 2004 | 14,119.7 | 73.0% | 9,538 |
| 2005 | 13,974 | 75.5% | 9,576 |
| 2006 | 14,537.5 | 76.3% | 10,207 |
| 2007 | 13,178.4 | 68.3% | 10,041 |
| 2008 | 15,327 | 79.3% | 10,110 |
| 2009 | 14,253.9 | 73.9% | 10,094 |
| 2010 | 14,208.5 | 73.7% | 10,293 |
| 2011 | 12,449.6 | 64.6% | 10,282 |
| 2012 | 14,651.9 | 75.8% | 10,249 |
| 2013 | 11,900.7 | 61.7% | 10,314 |
| 2014 | 13,334.7 | 69.2% | 10,290 |
| 2015 | 12,008.1 | 62.3% | 10,329 |
| 2016 | 9,962.2 | 51.5% | 10,651 |
| 2017 | 6,406.9 | 34.8% | 8,733 |
| 2018 | 9,702.5 | 53.5% | 8,179 |
| 2019 | 9,500.7 | 52.4% | 7,594 |
| 2020 | 7,365.2 | 76.2% | 6,865 |
| 2021 | 6,567.7 | 68.2% | 6,774 |
| 2022 | 6,882.4 | 71.4% | 6,769 |
| 2023 | 6,854.2 | 67.7% | 6,730 |
| 2024 | 7,675.9 | 49.6% | 7,588 |
| 2025 | 8,191.3 | 53.0% | 7,199 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 231.2 | 221 | Dec 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 231.2 | 221 | Dec 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 231.2 | 221 | Dec 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 231 | 211 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 231 | 211 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 231 | 211 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 467 | 467 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 704 | 628 | Nov 1963 | Retired Apr 2017 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 704 | 602 | May 1963 | Retired Apr 2017 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 1,150.2 | 971 | Feb 1970 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 100.0% | 1,854 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| D B Wilson | 509 MW | 22.9 km |
| KYMEA Energy Center I | — | 51.1 km |
| SR Russellville | 173 MW | 51.8 km |
| Elmer Smith | retired | 59.8 km |
| R D Green | 586 MW | 62.9 km |
| Robert A Reid | 99 MW | 63 km |