Mill Creek Generating Station
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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.
| Mill Creek Generating Station | |
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Mill Creek's steam stacks viewed from the Farnsley Morman House | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.05°N 85.91°W |
| Commission date | 1972 |
| Owner | Louisville Gas & Electric |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Cooling source | Ohio River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,717 MW |
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]
Emissions Data
- 2022 Greenhouse gas emissions: 7,066,313 MTCO2e[3]
- 2022 CO2 Emissions: 15,452,873,560 pounds
- 2022 SO2 Emissions: 6,338,998 pounds
- 2022 NOx Emissions: 10,784,738 pounds
