H L Spurlock
Mason County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 6041 · Operator: East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc
Nameplate1,609MWSummer 1,346 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation8,728GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor74%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,998Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1977Runs 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 | 5,767.5 | 77.5% | 9,919 |
| 2002 | 6,081 | 81.7% | 10,295 |
| 2003 | 5,578.3 | 74.9% | 10,276 |
| 2004 | 4,920.1 | 65.9% | 10,423 |
| 2005 | 6,994.7 | 74.3% | 10,277 |
| 2006 | 7,610.4 | 77.7% | 10,306 |
| 2007 | 7,768.7 | 79.3% | 10,332 |
| 2008 | 6,982.5 | 72.1% | 10,514 |
| 2009 | 7,627.1 | 68.0% | 10,454 |
| 2010 | 9,071.6 | 76.9% | 10,116 |
| 2011 | 9,020.5 | 76.5% | 10,574 |
| 2012 | 8,106 | 68.6% | 10,329 |
| 2013 | 8,264.3 | 70.1% | 10,426 |
| 2014 | 8,592.7 | 72.5% | 10,545 |
| 2015 | 5,568.6 | 46.9% | 10,732 |
| 2016 | 8,561 | 72.0% | 9,990 |
| 2017 | 6,584.3 | 55.5% | 10,069 |
| 2018 | 7,772.1 | 65.4% | 10,014 |
| 2019 | 5,889.6 | 49.5% | 10,117 |
| 2020 | 7,294.3 | 61.2% | 9,980 |
| 2021 | 8,428.9 | 70.9% | 9,956 |
| 2022 | 8,390.6 | 70.7% | 10,018 |
| 2023 | 7,497.1 | 62.8% | 10,038 |
| 2024 | 7,635.7 | 64.5% | 10,015 |
| 2025 | 8,799.9 | 74.4% | 9,971 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 357.6 | 300 | Sep 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 592.1 | 510 | Mar 1981 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 329.4 | 268 | Mar 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 329.4 | 268 | Apr 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | 100.0% | 1,609 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Brown County LFGTE Power Station | 5 MW | 22.9 km |
| AEUG Fleming Solar, LLC | — | 30.3 km |
| Nestlewood Solar | 80 MW | 30.4 km |
| Meldahl Hydroelectric Project | 105 MW | 32.4 km |
| Willowbrook Solar I, LLC | 150 MW | 37.1 km |
| W H Zimmer | retired | 40.2 km |