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Big Sandy Power Plant
Big Sandy Power Plant after its conversion to natural gas
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CountryUnited States
LocationLawrence County, near Louisa, Kentucky
Coordinates38°10′20″N 82°37′03″W / 38.17222°N 82.61750°W / 38.17222; -82.61750
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1963
Unit 2: 1969
Decommission dateUnit 2: 2015
Owner(s)Kentucky Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cooling sourceBig Sandy River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,097 MW
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The Big Sandy Power Plant is a 268 megawatt (MW), natural gas power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), on the shores of the Big Sandy River near Louisa, Kentucky. It was established in 1963.[1] It was formerly a coal-fired power plant, but was converted to natural gas in 2016.

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