EKPC supplies electricity through three coal-fired stations: H.L. Spurlock Power Station located near Maysville; John Sherman Cooper Power Station located near Somerset; and William C. Dale Power Station, located near Winchester.

There are also combustion turbines (CTs) at J.K. Smith Station, located in Trapp, near Winchester. The CTs, which run on natural gas or fuel oil, operate when peak electric demand is highest (usually during the hottest and coldest months of the year).

EKPC also obtains about 170 megawatts of hydropower through arrangements with Laurel and Wolf Creek dams and the federal Southeastern Power Administration. Below is a map showing the system's power generation. The shaded area shows the geographic area served by the member systems.

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EAST KENTUCKY POWER GENERATION

The energy from these facilities primarily comes from coal, which is the most affordable electric fuel in Kentucky. About 96 percent of Kentucky's electric energy comes from coal. In fact, the abundance of coal is the prime reason that Kentucky has one of the lowest average electric rates in the nation.