Big Sandy Power Plant
The Big Sandy Power Plant is a 268 megawatt, natural gas power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, on the shores of the Big Sandy River near Louisa, Kentucky.
- Type: Power station
- Description: natural gas power plant in Lawrence County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Big Sandy kraftverk” and “Big Sandy Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Riverside Generating.
Riverside Generating
Power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zelda and Hubbardstown.
Zelda
Hamlet
Zelda is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Zelda is situated 1½ miles northeast of Big Sandy Power Plant.
Hubbardstown
Hamlet
Hubbardstown is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Hubbardstown is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Sandy Power Plant.
Fallsburg
Hamlet
Fallsburg is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Fallsburg is situated 3 miles west of Big Sandy Power Plant.
Big Sandy Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.17307° or 38° 10′ 23″ north
Longitude
-82.61886° or 82° 37′ 8″ west
Established
January 1963
Operator
Kentucky Power Company
Open location code
86CV59FJ+6F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Big Sandy Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Sandy kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Big Sandy kullkraftverk”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mayo Chapel and Kinner Cemetery.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Big Sandy Substation and Baker Substation.
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