Cooper — 344 MW coal plant, Pulaski County, KY

Cooper — 344 MW coal plant, Pulaski County, KY · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 1384 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Coal: 344 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (2)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Cooper
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Conventional Steam Coal	Operating	113.6	Unknown
2	Conventional Steam Coal	Operating	230.4	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 36.99743, -84.58883
Filed location · EIA: 36.99810, -84.59190

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Jun 10, 2025
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

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

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AssetOwner / operator

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

East Kentucky Power CooperativeOwnerowner

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

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Feb 1965
Feb 1965
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Oct 1969
Oct 1969
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 2 with this operating date.
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025
Kentucky PSC approves Cooper combined cycle unitpsc.ky.gov
Certificate granted for a $1.37 billion combined cycle gas unit and co-firing retrofit of Cooper Unit 2; in-service estimated December 2030.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

psc.ky.govpsc.ky.govauthoritative

Common questions about Cooper

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Cooper?

Cooper reports 344 MW coal of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

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.

Who operates Cooper?

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 661.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Cooper compare to other plants?

By capacity, Cooper ranks #143 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #9 of 9 in KY.

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