D B Wilson
Ohio County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 6823 · Operator: Big Rivers Electric Corp
Nameplate509MWSummer 417 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,301GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor18%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,208Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1984Runs as intermediate
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 | 3,405.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,785.4 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,889.7 | 78.5% | 11,893 |
| 2004 | 3,174.1 | 86.0% | 11,461 |
| 2005 | 3,403.6 | 92.5% | 11,073 |
| 2006 | 3,203.6 | 87.1% | 11,087 |
| 2007 | 3,210.3 | 87.5% | 11,069 |
| 2008 | 2,995.2 | 81.8% | 11,253 |
| 2009 | 2,692.1 | 73.7% | 11,315 |
| 2010 | 3,338.6 | 91.4% | 10,740 |
| 2011 | 3,410.8 | 93.4% | 10,725 |
| 2012 | 3,093.4 | 84.5% | 10,558 |
| 2013 | 3,324.8 | 91.0% | 10,582 |
| 2014 | 2,995.4 | 82.0% | 10,645 |
| 2015 | 3,250.8 | 89.0% | 10,516 |
| 2016 | 3,114.9 | 85.0% | 10,625 |
| 2017 | 2,649.8 | 72.5% | 10,649 |
| 2018 | 2,256.3 | 61.8% | 10,883 |
| 2019 | 2,639.5 | 72.3% | 10,880 |
| 2020 | 2,316.6 | 63.2% | 11,086 |
| 2021 | 3,053.6 | 83.6% | 10,879 |
| 2022 | 2,388.6 | 65.4% | 10,962 |
| 2023 | 2,899.2 | 79.4% | 10,856 |
| 2024 | 2,500.9 | 68.3% | 10,957 |
| 2025 | 2,337.5 | 64.0% | 11,753 |
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 | 509.4 | 417 | Sep 1984 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 440 | 420 | Sep 1984 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Big Rivers Electric Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Big Rivers Electric Corp | 100.0% | 509 MW |
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