John Sherman Cooper Power Station | |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Pulaski County, near Somerset, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 36.99°N -84.59°W |
Owner: | East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
Th Fuel Primary: | Bituminous coal |
Ps Cooling Source: | Lake Cumberland |
Ps Units Operational: | 2 |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 341 MW |
Commissioned: | 1965 |
The John Sherman Cooper Power Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the East Kentucky Cooperative near Somerset, Kentucky. It is actually closest to the smaller city of Burnside. It is named after John Sherman Cooper, a US Senator from Kentucky.