Cane Run Generating Station

The Cane Run Generating Station is a 640 megawatt (MW), natural gas power plant owned and operated by Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E). It is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in its Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. It was formerly a coal power plant until 2015.

Cane Run Station
Cane Run Station's former coal units viewed from the Louisville Loop bike trail
Country	United States
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°10′36.03″N 85°53′28.07″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 1: 1954 Unit 2: 1956 Unit 3: 1958 Unit 4: 1962 Unit 5: 1966 Unit 6: 1969 Unit 7: 2015
Decommission date	Units 1–3: 1987 Unit 6: March 2015 Units 4–5: June 2015
Owner	Louisville Gas and Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Cooling source	Ohio River
Power generation
Units operational	1
Nameplate capacity	640 MW

History

Cane Run began operation on its first unit in 1954 and expanded to six units by 1969.^[1] Its total generating capacity was 943 (MW).^[1] Sulfur dioxide (SO
₂) scrubber technology, pioneered by LG&E, were installed at this plant in 1973.^[1] President Jimmy Carter visited the plant in July 1979 to promote energy security during the 1979 energy crisis.^[2] Units 1-3 were retired in 1987.^[1] The power plant was mired in a lawsuit in 2013 from nearby residents over its dispersion of coal ash.^[3] In preparation of converting to natural gas, Unit 6 was shut down in March 2015.^[4] The final two units went offline in June 2015. At the same time, construction of Unit 7 was completed and began running on natural gas.^[5] The former coal power plant structure was demolished by implosion on June 8, 2019.^[6]

See also

• United States portal
• Energy portal

• Louisville Gas & Electric