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LG&E/KU $3.7 Billion Power Plant Expansion

Sector: Data Center • Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Source: Louisville Public Media

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LG&E and KU are seeking permission to build and upgrade power plants to increase power generation capacity by 2032, largely driven by forecasted rise in data center energy demand. The plan includes two new 645 MW natural gas power plants in Louisville and Mercer County, a new battery storage system in Louisville, and upgrades to an existing coal-fired plant in Carroll County.

Status: Prospective
Sector: Data Center, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Natural Gas
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Louisville Public Media

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The project “LG&E/KU $3.7 Billion Power Plant Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Louisville Public Media.

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Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	LG&E and KU are seeking permission to build and upgrade power plants to increase power generation capacity by 2032, largely driven by forecasted rise in data center energy demand. The plan includes two new 645 MW natural gas power plants in Louisville and Mercer County, a new battery storage system in Louisville, and upgrades to an existing coal-fired plant in Carroll County.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Kentucky
City	Louisville

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Record type	Project
Sector	Data Center, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Natural Gas
Article published date	2025-09-15

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