Trimble County Steam Turbine Station is a 1,400.1MW coal fired power project. It is located in Kentucky, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 1990.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 1,400.1 | 1,400.1 | – | Active | Kentucky, the US |
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Description
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric are currently owning the project.
It is a steam turbine power plant that is used for Baseload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is bituminous. In case of shortage of bituminous the plant can also run on Distillate Fuel Oil.
The project generated 6,567,413MWh of electricity.
Development Status

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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in December 1990.
Contractors Involved
Bechtel was selected to render EPC services for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit II).
Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit I) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 566.1MW nameplate capacity.
Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit II) is equipped with Mitsubishi Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 834MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied 280T105 electric generator for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit I).
Mitsubishi Power supplied electric generator for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit II).
GE Power supplied steam boiler for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit I).
Doosan Babcock Energy supplied steam boiler for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit II).
Mitsubishi Power supplied steam boiler for the Trimble County Steam Turbine Station (Trimble County Steam Turbine Station Unit II).
Methodology
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