R D Green — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6639
- Capacity
- 586 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Webster, KY
- Operating Since
- 1979
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Big Rivers Electric Corp
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 715,365 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 13.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
R D Green
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #8 of 15 Natural Gas plants in KY#411 of 2009 nationally
586 MW Natural Gas operating in Webster, KY — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
586 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Technology
1979
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.6458, -87.5005
County
Webster, KY
Nearby Plants
- Robert A ReidNatural Gas98.8 MW · 0.2 km
- Unbridled SolarSolar160 MW · 4.6 km
- Sebree Solar, LLC - HybridSolar250 MW · 6.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Big Rivers Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Rivers Electric Corp | Big Rivers Electric | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Robert D. Green Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the Big Rivers Electric Cooperation as part of Sebree Station. It is located in the northeast corner of Webster County, Kentucky. It will convert to natural gas in March 2022 sourced from Czar's Pipeline.
Read more on WikipediaThe R D Green power plant is a 586 MW natural gas-fired facility located in Webster County, Kentucky. It began operating in 1979 and is owned and operated by Big Rivers Electric Corp. The plant utilizes two natural gas steam turbine generators.
R D Green operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In terms of size, it is ranked as the 9th largest power plant out of 12 in Kentucky, and 416th out of 945 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 715,365 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 13.9%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
53.8K MWh
Latest Month
715.4K MWh
Annual Generation
13.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sebree Substation · 161 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Kentucky Utilities Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
BREC.GREEN1
Pricing Hub
—
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (3)Beta
Industry·corporate
Funeral arrangements made for men who died in accident at Henderson Co. power plant
Funeral arrangements have been made for two men who died in an incident that happened Tuesday at the Big Rivers R.D. Green Plant off of...
Big Rivers (operator)
wevv.com·3 years ago
Industry·corporate
U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
U.S. power companies plan to retire or convert from coal to gas over 6100 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants in 2021 after shutting over...
U.S. power companies (operator)
Reuters·4 years ago
Industry·corporate
Kentucky, Indiana home to top 'super-polluters'
Kentuckiana's top industrial greenhouse gas polluters included power plants, cement plants, chemical plants and the Clark-Floyd landfill in southern Indiana.
The Courier-Journal·9 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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