Paradise Fossil Plant

2558.2 MW

Address

13246 State Route 176
Drakesboro, KY
42337
United States of America

Latitude: 37.260334

Longitude: -86.979502

Notes

Coal units due to close in 2017, when replaced by natural gas burners.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Black	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	5.6%	2.2%
Hispanic	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%	2.6%	3.5%
White	96.4%	96.4%	95.8%	89.2%	91.1%
	91.1%
Population	717	717	1,518	7,482	62k
Income	$43k				$45k

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Tennessee Valley Authority	Owner	100%

LINK

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Kentucky's Paradise Fossil Plant Is Emblematic Of Move From Coal To Gas 6/4/2014 "When the $1 billion natural gas facility is finished in 2017, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, will shut down two coal-burning units at Paradise that date to the 1960s."

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Generator #1
Power 704 MW

Status History

Operating

11-1-1963

Fuels and Products

Coal

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Generator #2
Power 704 MW

Status History

Operating

5-1-1963

Fuels and Products

Coal

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Generator #3
Power 1150 MW

Status History

Operating

2-1-1970

Fuels and Products

Subbituminous Coal		1#	Input
Coal		2#	Input

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