Kentucky Mills

OperatingBlack Liquor

Ranked #1 of 1 Black Liquor plants in KY#17 of 62 nationally

88 MW Black Liquor operating in Hancock, KY — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

88 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Wood/Wood Waste Biomass

Technology

2001

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.8947, -86.6851

County

Hancock, KY

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Domtar Paper Company LLC	DOMTAR	—
Owner(s)	Domtar Paper Company LLC	Paper Excellence	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Kentucky Mills is a biomass power plant located in Hancock County, Kentucky. The plant has a total capacity of 88 MW and began operating in 2001. It is owned by Paper Excellence, a company based in the Netherlands, and operated by Domtar Paper Company LLC. The primary fuel source for the plant is black liquor, and its technology is classified as wood/wood waste biomass. With one generator, Kentucky Mills is the largest black liquor plant in Kentucky and ranks 18th nationally out of 66 similar facilities.

The plant's latest annual generation was 286,186 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 37.0%. Kentucky Mills is located within the balancing authority of the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and the NERC region of SERC. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, with coverage focusing on regulatory (6 articles), industry (3 articles), and grid-related (1 article) topics.

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Engineering & Generators