Paradise Fossil Plant

2558.2 MW

Address

13246 State Route 176
Drakesboro, KY 42337
United States

Latitude: 37.26033

Longitude: -86.9795

Year Opened: 1963

Water Source: Green River

Notes

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

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Data Sources

EIA 2008
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

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%

Population	717	717	1,518	7,482	62k
Income	$43k				$45k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Tennessee Valley Authority	Owner	100%

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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

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