# H L Spurlock

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H L Spurlock is a coal-fired power facility with 1,608.5 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Mason County, Kentucky, registered as EIA Plant ID 6041. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. is the public owner or developer; East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc is the registered plant entity or operator.

## Key facts

- Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
- Power capacity: 1608.5 MW

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM
- Substation: Spurlock 345 kV Substation
- Point of interconnection: Spurlock 345 kV Substation
- Transmission owner: East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC)
- Interconnection voltage: 345 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: ekpc.coop — East Kentucky Power Cooperative: Home · confidence: high
- Description: H L Spurlock is a four-unit coal-fired conventional steam power plant in Mason County, Kentucky, near Maysville along the Ohio River. EIA-linked plant records identify it as plant 6041 and report 1,608.5 MW of nameplate capacity and 1,346 MW of summer and winter capacity. The station is owned and operated by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., which identifies Spurlock as its largest power plant. — New Generation | East Kentucky Power Cooperative · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.11: {"value":"V-06-007 (Revision 4)","system":"Kentucky Title V air permit"} — June 22, 2010, Objection to the Revised Hugh L. Spurlock... · confidence: high
- Identifiers.12: {"value":"21-161-00009","system":"EPA source ID"} — June 22, 2010, Objection to the Revised Hugh L. Spurlock... · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.13: {"value":"IV-2006-4","system":"EPA regulatory docket / petition"} — Federal Register :: Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative-Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY · confidence: high
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Operator","name":"East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.","official_url":"https://www.ekpc.coop/"} — East Kentucky Power Spurlock Generating Station, Order... · confidence: high
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Steam boiler OEM — Unit 1","name":"Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises","official_url":"https://www.babcock.com/"} — Power plant profile: H.L. Spurlock Power Station, US · confidence: medium
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Steam boiler OEM — Unit 1","name":"Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises","official_url":"https://www.babcock.com/"} — Large-Scale Utility Boiler Manufacturer · confidence: medium
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Steam boiler, steam turbine, and electric generator OEM — Units 2–4","name":"GE Power","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power"} — Power plant profile: H.L. Spurlock Power Station, US · confidence: medium
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Steam boiler, steam turbine, and electric generator OEM — Units 2–4","name":"GE Power","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power"} — Steam Power · confidence: medium
- Interconnection: Spurlock Substation on EKPC’s transmission system, including the Flemingsburg–Spurlock 138-kV line; PJM records also identify EKPC’s Spurlock Station connections to the Spurlock–North Clark 345-kV line and the Spurlock–Goddard and Spurlock–Plumville 138-kV lines. — Source · confidence: medium
- Interconnection: Spurlock Substation on EKPC’s transmission system, including the Flemingsburg–Spurlock 138-kV line; PJM records also identify EKPC’s Spurlock Station connections to the Spurlock–North Clark 345-kV line and the Spurlock–Goddard and Spurlock–Plumville 138-kV lines. — Source · confidence: medium
- Unit configuration: Four conventional steam coal units: Units 1 and 2 are pulverized-coal steam generators; Units 3 and 4 are fluidized-bed steam generators. Nameplate ratings are 357.6 MW, 592.1 MW, 329.4 MW, and 329.4 MW, respectively. Units 3 and 4 also report tire-derived fuel, and EKPC is converting all four units for natural-gas co-firing. — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Existing H.L. Spurlock comprises four coal-fired steam-generating units and four steam-turbine generator units. Unit 1 has one 300-net-MW Babcock & Wilcox RB-495 pulverized-coal boiler; Unit 2 has one 510-net-MW Alstom CE tangentially fired pulverized-coal boiler, plus steam supply equivalent to 30 MW; Units 3 and 4 each have one 268-net-MW Alstom circulating-fluidized-bed boiler. EIA-linked generator records report four generators with nameplate capacities of 357.6 MW, 592.1 MW, 329.4 MW, and 329.4 MW, totaling 1,608.5 MW. The documented co-fire construction scope is conversion of all four units to coal/natural-gas operation, including a new metering and regulation yard, gas piping, burner/igniter modifications, control skids, and related balance-of-plant work; the proposed capability is up to 50% natural gas by heat input. — Source · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines — Steam Turbine Power Plant Solutions | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines — Industrial and Utility Plant Boiler Services · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines — Steam Generators » Babcock & Wilcox · confidence: medium
- Kind: thermal — Source · confidence: high
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"babcock.com","product_url":"https://www.babcock.com/home/products-services/steam-generators/steam-generators","count":1,"unit_mw":300,"name":"Babcock & Wilcox RB-495 pulverized-coal, natural-circulation radiant boiler"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":null,"product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services","count":1,"unit_mw":510,"name":"Alstom CE single-cell tangentially fired pulverized-coal boiler"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":null,"product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services","count":1,"unit_mw":510,"name":"Alstom CE single-cell tangentially fired pulverized-coal boiler"} — Industrial and Utility Plant Boiler Services · confidence: medium
- Description: H.L. Spurlock is a four-unit coal-fired conventional steam generating station in Mason County, Kentucky, on the Ohio River near Maysville. EIA-linked records report 1,608.5 MW of nameplate capacity and 1,346 MW of summer and winter capacity; East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. owns and operates the station. The units entered operation in 1977, 1981, 2005, and 2009. On July 3, 2025, the Kentucky Public Service Commission authorized EKPC to retrofit all four units for natural-gas co-firing, with commercial operation of the retrofit planned by December 2029. — Source · confidence: high
- Description: H.L. Spurlock is a four-unit coal-fired conventional steam generating station in Mason County, Kentucky, on the Ohio River near Maysville. EIA-linked records report 1,608.5 MW of nameplate capacity and 1,346 MW of summer and winter capacity; East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. owns and operates the station. The units entered operation in 1977, 1981, 2005, and 2009. On July 3, 2025, the Kentucky Public Service Commission authorized EKPC to retrofit all four units for natural-gas co-firing, with commercial operation of the retrofit planned by December 2029. — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: high
- Quality notes: ["No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner record, or sale consideration was identified in the cited ownership and regulatory materials; the available records consistently identify East Kentucky Power Cooperative as the owner and operator.","The approximately $20.5 million authorized in 1994 was bond-based financing for Spurlock modifications related to the Inland Container project, not a purchase price.","The approximately $187 million figure is the estimated capital cost of the four-unit co-firing retrofit, excluding escalation. The associated natural-gas pipeline was separately estimated at approximately $357 million, while the 2024 EKPC annual report gave a combined Cooper and Spurlock co-fire project estimate of $260.8 million.","The station remains described as operating; no retirement date was identified. The 2025 CPCN covers a retrofit intended to preserve coal-unit operation with up to 50% natural-gas co-firing rather than a replacement plant."] — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner record, or sale consideration was identified in the cited ownership and regulatory materials; the available records consistently identify East Kentucky Power Cooperative as the owner and operator.","The approximately $20.5 million authorized in 1994 was bond-based financing for Spurlock modifications related to the Inland Container project, not a purchase price.","The approximately $187 million figure is the estimated capital cost of the four-unit co-firing retrofit, excluding escalation. The associated natural-gas pipeline was separately estimated at approximately $357 million, while the 2024 EKPC annual report gave a combined Cooper and Spurlock co-fire project estimate of $260.8 million.","The station remains described as operating; no retirement date was identified. The 2025 CPCN covers a retrofit intended to preserve coal-unit operation with up to 50% natural-gas co-firing rather than a replacement plant."] — Source · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative's use of approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock Power Station related to the Inland Container project. A secondary historical account reports that construction of Unit 2 used a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee and cost $528 million; the cited material does not provide the guarantee's transaction date or detailed loan terms. For the later co-firing program, the PSC recorded an estimated $187 million Spurlock retrofit cost excluding escalation, a separately estimated $357 million gas pipeline, and EKPC's expectation of seeking Rural Utilities Service loans of up to 35 years at the U.S. Treasury security rate plus 0.125%; these are project-financing and construction estimates, not sale consideration. — Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative's use of approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock Power Station related to the Inland Container project. A secondary historical account reports that construction of Unit 2 used a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee and cost $528 million; the cited material does not provide the guarantee's transaction date or detailed loan terms. For the later co-firing program, the PSC recorded an estimated $187 million Spurlock retrofit cost excluding escalation, a separately estimated $357 million gas pipeline, and EKPC's expectation of seeking Rural Utilities Service loans of up to 35 years at the U.S. Treasury security rate plus 0.125%; these are project-financing and construction estimates, not sale consideration. — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1977-09","detail":"Spurlock Unit 1 entered service in September 1977."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1981-03","detail":"Spurlock Unit 2 entered service in March 1981; a secondary historical account reports a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee associated with its construction."},{"event":"Bond-based modification financing","date":"1994-06","detail":"On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock related to the Inland Container project."},{"event":"Unit 3 construction permitting","date":"2001-04-24","detail":"EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3."},{"event":"Unit 3 permit effective","date":"2002-06-21","detail":"The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective."},{"event":"Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval","date":"2005","detail":"Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million."},{"event":"Unit 4 commercial operation","date":"2009","detail":"Spurlock Unit 4 entered operation in 2009."},{"event":"Spurlock co-firing CPCN","date":"2025-07-03","detail":"The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit construction planned","date":"2027-08","detail":"The project scoping schedule called for construction to start in August 2027, subject to permitting, financing, procurement, and other conditions."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit planned commercial operation","date":"2029-12","detail":"The scoping report planned commercial operation for Unit 1 and Unit 4 in December 2029, with Units 2 and 3 planned for May 2029; overall project completion was expected by December 2029."},{"event":"Acquisition or sale history","date":null,"detail":"No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner event, transaction month/year, or sale consideration was disclosed in the cited records; the available ownership records identify EKPC as owner and operator."}] — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline: [{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1977-09","detail":"Spurlock Unit 1 entered service in September 1977."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1981-03","detail":"Spurlock Unit 2 entered service in March 1981; a secondary historical account reports a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee associated with its construction."},{"event":"Bond-based modification financing","date":"1994-06","detail":"On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock related to the Inland Container project."},{"event":"Unit 3 construction permitting","date":"2001-04-24","detail":"EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3."},{"event":"Unit 3 permit effective","date":"2002-06-21","detail":"The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective."},{"event":"Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval","date":"2005","detail":"Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million."},{"event":"Unit 4 commercial operation","date":"2009","detail":"Spurlock Unit 4 entered operation in 2009."},{"event":"Spurlock co-firing CPCN","date":"2025-07-03","detail":"The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit construction planned","date":"2027-08","detail":"The project scoping schedule called for construction to start in August 2027, subject to permitting, financing, procurement, and other conditions."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit planned commercial operation","date":"2029-12","detail":"The scoping report planned commercial operation for Unit 1 and Unit 4 in December 2029, with Units 2 and 3 planned for May 2029; overall project completion was expected by December 2029."},{"event":"Acquisition or sale history","date":null,"detail":"No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner event, transaction month/year, or sale consideration was disclosed in the cited records; the available ownership records identify EKPC as owner and operator."}] — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline: [{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1977-09","detail":"Spurlock Unit 1 entered service in September 1977."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1981-03","detail":"Spurlock Unit 2 entered service in March 1981; a secondary historical account reports a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee associated with its construction."},{"event":"Bond-based modification financing","date":"1994-06","detail":"On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock related to the Inland Container project."},{"event":"Unit 3 construction permitting","date":"2001-04-24","detail":"EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3."},{"event":"Unit 3 permit effective","date":"2002-06-21","detail":"The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective."},{"event":"Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval","date":"2005","detail":"Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million."},{"event":"Unit 4 commercial operation","date":"2009","detail":"Spurlock Unit 4 entered operation in 2009."},{"event":"Spurlock co-firing CPCN","date":"2025-07-03","detail":"The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit construction planned","date":"2027-08","detail":"The project scoping schedule called for construction to start in August 2027, subject to permitting, financing, procurement, and other conditions."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit planned commercial operation","date":"2029-12","detail":"The scoping report planned commercial operation for Unit 1 and Unit 4 in December 2029, with Units 2 and 3 planned for May 2029; overall project completion was expected by December 2029."},{"event":"Acquisition or sale history","date":null,"detail":"No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner event, transaction month/year, or sale consideration was disclosed in the cited records; the available ownership records identify EKPC as owner and operator."}] — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: high
- Timeline: [{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1977-09","detail":"Spurlock Unit 1 entered service in September 1977."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1981-03","detail":"Spurlock Unit 2 entered service in March 1981; a secondary historical account reports a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee associated with its construction."},{"event":"Bond-based modification financing","date":"1994-06","detail":"On June 7, 1994, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved approximately $20.5 million of bond-based financing for modifications to Spurlock related to the Inland Container project."},{"event":"Unit 3 construction permitting","date":"2001-04-24","detail":"EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3."},{"event":"Unit 3 permit effective","date":"2002-06-21","detail":"The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective."},{"event":"Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval","date":"2005","detail":"Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million."},{"event":"Unit 4 commercial operation","date":"2009","detail":"Spurlock Unit 4 entered operation in 2009."},{"event":"Spurlock co-firing CPCN","date":"2025-07-03","detail":"The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit construction planned","date":"2027-08","detail":"The project scoping schedule called for construction to start in August 2027, subject to permitting, financing, procurement, and other conditions."},{"event":"Co-firing retrofit planned commercial operation","date":"2029-12","detail":"The scoping report planned commercial operation for Unit 1 and Unit 4 in December 2029, with Units 2 and 3 planned for May 2029; overall project completion was expected by December 2029."},{"event":"Acquisition or sale history","date":null,"detail":"No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner event, transaction month/year, or sale consideration was disclosed in the cited records; the available ownership records identify EKPC as owner and operator."}] — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.3: {"event":"Unit 3 construction permitting","date":"2001-04-24","detail":"EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Unit 3 permit effective","date":"2002-06-21","detail":"The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.5: {"event":"Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval","date":"2005","detail":"Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.6: {"event":"Unit 4 commercial operation","date":"2009","detail":"Spurlock Unit 4 entered operation in 2009."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.7: {"event":"Spurlock co-firing CPCN","date":"2025-07-03","detail":"The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation."} — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: high
- Timeline.8: {"event":"Co-firing retrofit construction planned","date":"2027-08","detail":"The project scoping schedule called for construction to start in August 2027, subject to permitting, financing, procurement, and other conditions."} — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline.9: {"event":"Co-firing retrofit planned commercial operation","date":"2029-12","detail":"The scoping report planned commercial operation for Unit 1 and Unit 4 in December 2029, with Units 2 and 3 planned for May 2029; overall project completion was expected by December 2029."} — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline.10: {"event":"Acquisition or sale history","date":null,"detail":"No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner event, transaction month/year, or sale consideration was disclosed in the cited records; the available ownership records identify EKPC as owner and operator."} — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.","detail":"EKPC owns and operates the station and identifies Spurlock as its largest power plant.","official_url":"https://www.ekpc.coop/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"Steam boiler, steam turbine, and generator OEM — Units 2–4","name":"GE Power","detail":"The project profile identifies GE Power as the steam-boiler supplier for Units 2–4 and as the supplier of the Unit 4 steam turbine and electric generator. GE Vernova's official steam-power site is provided as the current official product site.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power"} — Power plant profile: H.L. Spurlock Power Station, US · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"Steam boiler, steam turbine, and generator OEM — Units 2–4","name":"GE Power","detail":"The project profile identifies GE Power as the steam-boiler supplier for Units 2–4 and as the supplier of the Unit 4 steam turbine and electric generator. GE Vernova's official steam-power site is provided as the current official product site.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power"} — Steam Power · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Construction contractor","name":"Baker Construction","detail":"Baker performed 22 projects at the station between 2001 and 2008, including structural concrete, mechanical, and electrical work associated with new coal-fired units and site infrastructure.","official_url":"https://bakerconstruction.com/"} — Spurlock Power Station - Concrete Construction Company | Baker Construction Baker's Project Portfolio · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Construction contractor","name":"Baker Construction","detail":"Baker performed 22 projects at the station between 2001 and 2008, including structural concrete, mechanical, and electrical work associated with new coal-fired units and site infrastructure.","official_url":"https://bakerconstruction.com/"} — Baker Construction: Integrated Construction Solutions · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.5: {"relationship":"Federal financing agency associated with Unit 2 and proposed retrofit financing","name":"Rural Electrification Administration / Rural Utilities Service","detail":"A historical account associates the Unit 2 construction with a Rural Electrification Administration guarantee. The 2025 PSC record states that EKPC expected to seek Rural Utilities Service loans for the later co-firing projects.","official_url":"https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs"} — Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.5: {"relationship":"Federal financing agency associated with Unit 2 and proposed retrofit financing","name":"Rural Electrification Administration / Rural Utilities Service","detail":"A historical account associates the Unit 2 construction with a Rural Electrification Administration guarantee. The 2025 PSC record states that EKPC expected to seek Rural Utilities Service loans for the later co-firing projects.","official_url":"https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.0: No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner record, or sale consideration was identified in the cited ownership and regulatory materials; the available records consistently identify East Kentucky Power Cooperative as the owner and operator. — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.2: The approximately $187 million figure is the estimated capital cost of the four-unit co-firing retrofit, excluding escalation. The associated natural-gas pipeline was separately estimated at approximately $357 million, while the 2024 EKPC annual report gave a combined Cooper and Spurlock co-fire project estimate of $260.8 million. — Source · confidence: high
- Quality notes.2: The approximately $187 million figure is the estimated capital cost of the four-unit co-firing retrofit, excluding escalation. The associated natural-gas pipeline was separately estimated at approximately $357 million, while the 2024 EKPC annual report gave a combined Cooper and Spurlock co-fire project estimate of $260.8 million. — Source · confidence: high
- Quality notes.3: The station remains described as operating; no retirement date was identified. The 2025 CPCN covers a retrofit intended to preserve coal-unit operation with up to 50% natural-gas co-firing rather than a replacement plant. — commonwealth of kentucky · confidence: medium

## Timeline

- 1981-03 — Unit 2 commercial operation
  Spurlock Unit 2 entered service in March 1981; a secondary historical account reports a $380 million Rural Electrification Administration guarantee associated with its construction.
  Source: Source (https://psc.ky.gov/pscecf/2024-00370/allyson%40hloky.com/11202024063724/REDACTED_BY-3_Spurlock_Unit_1-4_Co-Fire_Project_Scoping_Report_HIGHLIGHTED_Redacted.pdf)
- 2001-04-24 — Unit 3 construction permitting
  EKPC submitted a construction-permit application for Spurlock Unit 3.
  Source: Source (https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-08/documents/east_kentucky_spurlock_response2006.pdf)
- 2002-06-21 — Unit 3 permit effective
  The construction permit for Spurlock Unit 3 became effective.
  Source: Source (https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-08/documents/east_kentucky_spurlock_response2006.pdf)
- 2005 — Unit 3 operation and Unit 4 approval
  Unit 3 entered operation in 2005. In September 2005, the Kentucky PSC approved Unit 4 to meet additional system need; the unit was then expected to cost approximately $473 million.
  Source: Source (https://psc.ky.gov/agencies/psc/press/042010/0422_r01.pdf)
- 2025-07-03 — Spurlock co-firing CPCN
  The Kentucky PSC granted EKPC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to retrofit Spurlock Units 1–4 for co-fire generation.
  Source: commonwealth of kentucky (https://psc.ky.gov/pscscf/2024%20Cases/2024-00370//20250703_PSC_ORDER.pdf)

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## Data quality

- No separate acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner record, or sale consideration was identified in the cited ownership and regulatory materials; the available records consistently identify East Kentucky Power Cooperative as the owner and operator. The approximately $20.5 million authorized in 1994 was bond-based financing for Spurlock modifications related to the Inland Container project, not a purchase price. The approximately $187 million figure is the estimated capital cost of the four-unit co-firing retrofit, excluding escalation. The associated natural-gas pipeline was separately estimated at approximately $357 million, while the 2024 EKPC annual report gave a combined Cooper and Spurlock co-fire project estimate of $260.8 million. The station remains described as operating; no retirement date was identified. The 2025 CPCN covers a retrofit intended to preserve coal-unit operation with up to 50% natural-gas co-firing rather than a replacement plant.

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