Cooper has a reported capacity of 344 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is Cooper?

Cooper is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in Pulaski County, KY, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Cooper located?

Cooper is in Pulaski County, KY, inside the PJM balancing area.

Cooper is operated by East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Cooper generate?

Cooper reported 555.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Cooper compare to other plants?

By capacity, Cooper ranks #143 of 206 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #9 of 9 in KY.

Cooper — 344 MW coal plant, Pulaski County, KY

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Overview

Nameplate capacity: 344 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
Registry anchor: Plant 1384
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Structured profile

Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
Operator: East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	113.6 MW 116 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST	Feb 1965	Operating
2	230.4 MW 225 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST	Oct 1969	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 344 MW
National rank: #143
KY rank: #9

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

555.6 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

17.1%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

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Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Transactions and agreements

Dedication

Sep 23, 1964

Official dedication of John Sherman Cooper Station in Burnside, Kentucky, attended by Senator John S. Cooper, REA Administrator Norman Clapp, and former Governor Bert T. Combs. The station was constructed by East Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative.

East Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative · East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

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Operational Milestone

1963

John Sherman Cooper Station began supplying power to member cooperatives.

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

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Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1963
1963
Cooper Station Begins Supply to Member Cooperativeskentuckyliv...
John Sherman Cooper Station began supplying power to member cooperatives.
Sep 23, 1964
Sep 23, 1964
John Sherman Cooper Station Official Dedication

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc

Entity 5580

Operating portfolio

10 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

3,494.6 MW

Conventional Steam Coal · Landfill Gas · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
H L Spurlock	1,608.5 MW	KY
J K Smith	938.4 MW	KY
Bluegrass Generating Station	581.4 MW	KY
CooperCurrent	344 MW	KY
Cooperative Solar One	8.5 MW	KY
Bavarian LFGTE	4.8 MW	KY
Pendleton County LFGTE	3.2 MW	KY
Hardin County LFGTE	2.4 MW	KY

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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