Owner profile

Kentucky Power Co

Part of American Electric Power

Kentucky Power Co owns or operates 2 generating facilities commissioned between 1963 and 1971, with a combined nameplate capacity of 1.91 GW. The largest share of capacity is coal (85%), spread across 2 states.

Ownership reflects the utility or operator reported to EIA (Form EIA-860); equity ownership of individual facilities may differ.

2
Plants
1.91 GW
Total capacity
2
States
1.63 GW
Largest: Mitchell (WV)

Capacity mix

Coal 85.3%Natural Gas 14.7%

By state

Operating plants

PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
Mitchell (WV)CoalWest VirginiaKentucky Power Co1.63 GW
Big SandyNatural GasKentuckyKentucky Power Co280.5 MW