Cane Run — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 1363
- Capacity
- 807 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Jefferson, KY
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co
- Parent Company
- PPL
- Annual Generation
- 5,128,350 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 72.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Cane Run
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #5 of 15 Natural Gas plants in KY#240 of 2009 nationally
807 MW Natural Gas operating in Jefferson, KY — Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
EIAWD
807 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.1831, -85.8892
County
Jefferson, KY
Nearby Plants
- Paddys RunNatural Gas210.6 MW · 5.7 km
- Lanesville Solar RESSolar1.1 MW · 12.9 km
- Mill Creek (KY)Bit. Coal2101.7 MW · 14.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Kentucky Utilities | — |
| Owner(s) | Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co | PPL | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Cane Run Generating Station is a 640 megawatt (MW), natural gas power plant owned and operated by Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E). It is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in its Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. It was formerly a coal power plant until 2015.
Read more on WikipediaCane Run is an 807 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The plant began operating in 2015 and has 3 generators. It is owned by PPL and operated by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Cane Run operates within the balancing authority of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, and is located within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Cane Run generated 5,128,350 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 72.5%. The plant's installed cost was $653.93 per kW, according to FERC data. Cane Run is the 6th largest power plant in Kentucky out of 12, and ranks 243rd nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
469.1K MWh
Latest Month
5.1M MWh
Annual Generation
72.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$775/kW
Installed Cost
$27.1/MWh
Operating Cost
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·state puc
Kentucky regulators grant LG&E/KU permission to build power plants for future data centers
Kentucky's largest utility companies were cleared by regulators to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are...
Kentucky (regulator)LG&E/KU (developer)
Louisville Public Media·4 months ago
Industry·corporate
Kentucky utilities shelve 1.6GWh BESS project, doubling down on fossil fuel expansion
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) have withdrawn plans to deploy a new 400MW/1600MWh BESS.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (operator)LG&E (operator)
Energy-Storage.News·7 months ago
Industry·corporate
PPL utilities reach agreement on adding 1.3 GW of gas-fired power, mainly for data centers
The agreement also pushes out the retirement date of a 297-MW coal-fired unit and withdraws an earlier proposal to build a four-hour,...
PPL (operator)
Utility Dive·7 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
These two Kentucky energy projects just lost millions in federal funding
A Louisville power plant and a Shelbyville distillery aimed to cut emissions — but the projects are now uncertain after reversals in federal...
Louisville (operator)Shelbyville (operator)
The Courier-Journal·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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