Kentucky
Louisville Gas & Electric, Trimble County Plant, Kentucky
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Valley Watch, Kentucky Sierra Club, Appalachain Voices, Save the Valley PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2005, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved the developer’s application to expand the Trimble County … Continue reading
Estill County Energy Partners, KY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Kentucky Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association, Valley Watch, Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Appalachian Voices, NRDC PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In October of 2004, state regulators granted a certificate to Estill … Continue reading
Kentucky Mountain Power, Knott County
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In May 2001, Kentucky Mountain Power was granted an air permit to construct a 520-MW coal-fired power plant in Knott County, Kentucky. The project faced numerous construction delays over a … Continue reading
East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Clark County
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) proposed construction of a 278-megawatt coal-fired power plant located in Clark County, Kentucky. Construction costs were estimated at approximately $819 … Continue reading
Cash Creek IGCC plant, Kentucky
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club; Valley Watch; local citizens PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2001, the Cash Creek power plant was first proposed for a site near Owensboro, in Henderson County, Kentucky. In 2006, the … Continue reading
Peabody Energy, NewGas Energy Center, Kentucky
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In December 2008, Peabody Energy filed for a state air permit to build a coal gasification facility in Muhlenberg County. This location is the site of … Continue reading
Peabody Energy, Thoroughbred Generating Station, Kentucky
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Valley Watch, National Parks Conservation Association, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Kentucky Environmental Foundation PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In 2001, Peabody Energy applied for an air permit to operate two 750-MW pulverized coal-burning plants … Continue reading