Mill Creek Generating Station | |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 38.05°N -85.91°W |
Th Fuel Primary: | Bituminous coal |
Ps Cooling Source: | Ohio River |
Ps Units Operational: | 4 |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,717 MW |
Commissioned: | 1972 |
The Mill Creek Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Louisville Gas & Electric in the Kosmosdale neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. It is located on 544 acres in southwest Louisville, about 20 miles from downtown.
Construction on the plant began in 1968 to meet growing energy demand in the Louisville area, according to the utility.[1] Unit 1 went into service by 1972, unit 2 by 1974, unit 3 by 1978, and unit 4 in 1982.
Mill Creek Generating Station is LG&E's largest coal-fired power plant. It consumes about 4.8 million tons of fuel annually.
In 2024, the utility began construction on a 640-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle generating unit at the plant, expected to begin operations in 2027.[2]