Kentucky’s Largest Solar Power Plant Nearly Operational

The largest solar facility in the State of Kentucky has been unveiled by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities.  Located near Burgin, the complex includes a hydroelectric plant, three coal-fired generating units and seven natural gas-fired combustion turbines. The $36 million project was approved by the State Public Service Commission in December 2014 and is already producing electricity.

But Utilities CEO Paul W. Thompson says the entire plant won’t be finished for another month or two. But it is expected to produce 19,000 megawatt-hours of energy a year which is enough to power 1,500 homes annually. When the recent unveiling was held, 13,000 of the 44,600 solar panels had been installed.

 

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