E.W. Brown Solar Facility
E.W. Brown Solar Facility is a power station in Franklin, Kentucky. E.W. Brown Solar Facility is situated nearby to the reservoir Herrington Lake, as well as near the village Burgin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include E. W. Brown Generating Station and Dix Dam.
E. W. Brown Generating Station
Power station
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The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a quad coal-fired power plant, natural gas power plant, solar power plant, and hydro electric plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky. E. W. Brown Generating Station is situated 1 mile north of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
Dix Dam
Dam
The Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake. Dix Dam is situated 1 mile northeast of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
Herrington Lake
Reservoir
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Herrington Lake is a 2,335-acre artificial lake located in Mercer, Garrard and Boyle counties in Kentucky, United States. The lake was created by Kentucky Utilities' damming of the Dix River, a tributary of the Kentucky River, in 1925 to generate hydroelectric power. Herrington Lake is situated 2 miles south of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgin and Bushtown.
Burgin
Village
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Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 3 miles southwest of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
Bushtown
Hamlet
Bushtown is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Bushtown is located on the Dix River 6.6 miles east-southeast of Harrodsburg. Bushtown is situated 3 miles south of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
High Bridge
Hamlet
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High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, High Bridge had a population of 268. High Bridge is situated 3½ miles north of E.W. Brown Solar Facility.
E.W. Brown Solar Facility
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.77618° or 37° 46′ 34″ northLongitude
-84.71935° or 84° 43′ 10″ westInception
June 2016Open location code
869QQ7GJ+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 825092280
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ison Cemetery and Dix Dam Generating Station.
Nearby Places
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