Power plant · Kentucky

Ghent

Name: Ghent generation and emissions, 2023
Creator: U.S. Energy Information Administration
License: https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php

Ghent is a 2.2 GW bit power plant in Kentucky, operated by Kentucky Utilities Co, in service since 1974.

Nameplate capacity

2.2 GW

Primary fuel

BIT

Status

Operating

since 1974

Annual generation

9.8 TWh

2023 data

CO₂ emissions

9.6 M tonnes

982 kg/MWh

About this plant

Ghent is a bit generating station located in Kentucky. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 2.2 GW. It is operated by Kentucky Utilities Co. It has been in service since 1974.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 (Annual Electric Generator Report) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eGRID for emissions data .

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