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EIA plant 1365

Shippingport Island · Jefferson · KY

Ohio Falls

Operated by Louisville Gas & Electric Co

Annual generation235,476 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextLouisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Ohio Falls?

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38.283200, -85.779200

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric109.6 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the KY plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

126,397
224,937
31,298
47,609
540,578
618,667
712,898
814,640
96,389
1021,918
1125,467
1234,678

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
126,397
224,937
31,298
47,609
540,578
618,667
712,898
814,640
96,389
1021,918
1125,467
1234,678

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
126,397 MWh
224,937 MWh
31,298 MWh
47,609 MWh
540,578 MWh
618,667 MWh
712,898 MWh
814,640 MWh
96,389 MWh
1021,918 MWh
1125,467 MWh
1234,678 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1365
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Ohio River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Ohio Falls

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (40,578 MWh) and 3 the lowest (1,298 MWh). Their difference is 39,280 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0
8Conventional Hydroelectric13.712.612.62.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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