John Sherman Cooper Power Station
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Country | United States |
Location | Pulaski County, near Somerset, Kentucky |
Coordinates | 36°59′N 84°35′W / 36.99°N 84.59°WCoordinates: 36°59′N 84°35′W / 36.99°N 84.59°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1965 |
Owner(s) | East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
Cooling source | Lake Cumberland |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 |
Nameplate capacity | 341 MW |
The John Sherman Cooper Power Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the near Somerset, Kentucky. It is actually closest to the smaller city of Burnside. It is named after John Sherman Cooper, a US Senator from Kentucky.
Emissions Data[]
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 1,931,758 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
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- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
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Categories:
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1965
- Coal-fired power plants in Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Pulaski County, Kentucky
- Power station stubs
- Kentucky building and structure stubs