J K Smith

J K Smith — 938 MW gas plant, Clark County, KY · Ask the Grid

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GT1	119 MW 110 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Mar 1999	Operating
GT10	108.2 MW 76 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	May 2010	Operating
GT2	119 MW 105 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jan 1999	Operating
GT3	119 MW 106 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Apr 1999	Operating
GT4	87.6 MW 74 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Nov 2001	Operating
GT5	87.6 MW 70.6 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Nov 2001	Operating
GT6	94.9 MW 69 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jan 2005	Operating
GT7	94.9 MW 69 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jan 2005	Operating
GT9	108.2 MW 76 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	May 2010	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Turbine Supply And Installation Contract

Jun 30, 2005

GE signed a contract to provide and install five LMS100 gas-turbine generators at East Kentucky Power Cooperative's J. K. Smith Station. Each unit had a nominal rating of 100 MW, implying 500 MW of nominal equipment capacity. Natural gas was the primary fuel with No. 2 distillate as backup. The contract was contingent on Kentucky Public Service Commission approval.

500 MW contractedGE Power · East Kentucky Power Cooperative

GE To Provide Five Lms100™ Gas Turbines

Regulatory Approval And Offtake Allocation

Aug 29, 2006

The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved EKPC's construction of five 90-MW gas-fired units at J. K. Smith Power Station. PSC stated that three units were needed for EKPC's existing member cooperatives and two units were needed in 2008 to supply Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. This is an explicit planned supply allocation, not a disclosed PPA; no contract duration, price, or contracted-capacity term was reported.

East Kentucky Power Cooperative · Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.

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Land and environmental record

Air Permit

May 17, 2020

V18028

Kentucky's environmental database lists V18028 as the DAQ permit number for East Kentucky Power Cooperative - J. K. Smith Station, beginning May 17, 2020.

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Groundwater-Related Facility Identifiers

1998

AKGWA identifiers

Kentucky's environmental agency record lists AKGWA identifiers (80034537; 80034538; 80034539) for EKPC Smith Station Landfill groundwater-related records.

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Historical Air Permit

2006

V-05-070 R3

Historical Kentucky air-permit identifier associated with J. K. Smith Generating Station at 12145 Irvine Road, Winchester, Clark County.

Site Acreage And Ownership

2002

J. K. Smith Generation Site

East Kentucky Power Cooperative owned the broader 3,120-acre Smith Generation Site in Clark County, Kentucky; this is the overall site acreage rather than only the turbine footprint.

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Wastewater Permit

Jun 19, 2002

KY0055972

Kentucky's environmental database lists KY0055972 as the KPDES permit number for East Kentucky Power - J. K. Smith Station, with a record start date of June 19, 2002.

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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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AssetOwner / operatorRelated asset

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.OperatorOwner / developer associated with J K Smith.

plant:plant-54Grid selectionCanonical asset page /assets/facilities/j-k-smith.

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 SmithCurrent	938.4 MW	KY
Bluegrass Generating Station	581.4 MW	KY
Cooper	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

Jan 1999
Jan 1999
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT2 with this operating date.
Mar 1999
Mar 1999
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT1 with this operating date.
Apr 1999
Apr 1999
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT3 with this operating date.
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1. Nov 2001
  Nov 2001
  Generators enter operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator GT4, generator GT5 with this operating date.
2. Apr 2003
  Apr 2003
Nov 2007
Nov 2007
Two LMS100 commercial operations scheduledGE To Provi...
The same GE announcement scheduled two additional units for commercial operation in November 2007.
Apr 2008
Apr 2008
Final two LMS100 commercial operations scheduledGE To Provi...
The GE announcement scheduled the final two units for commercial operation in April 2008.
May 2010
May 2010
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT10, generator GT9 with this operating date.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

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

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

ekpc.coopEast Kentucky Power Cooperative: Homeother

Common questions about J K Smith

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

How big is J K Smith?

J K Smith has a reported capacity of 938.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is J K Smith?

J K Smith is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Clark County, KY, participating in the PJM market.

Where is J K Smith located?

J K Smith is in Clark County, KY, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates J K Smith?

J K Smith 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 J K Smith generate?

J K Smith reported 1,005.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does J K Smith compare to other plants?

By capacity, J K Smith ranks #18 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #4 of 12 in KY.

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