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E. W. Brown Generating Station

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supported the solar project, but had concerns that the projected costs of the solar installation would become too high. The utilities operating the facility, the Sierra Club and the Kentucky Industrial Utilities Customers signed an agreement under which
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array at the E. W. Brown Generating Station. The array will be the first utility-scale solar project in the state, and will be capable of providing 10 MW of power alongside the
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will be used on contracts to design and build the solar array. The solar array was unveiled in April 2016 and began operations the following June.
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In 2014, the state Public Service Commission authorized the construction of a
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Brown has three coal-fired units: Unit 1 with a capacity of 107-megawatts (
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based generators already operating onsite. The Kentucky chapter of the
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Danielle Del Rosario, Krizka; Palicpic, Ciaralou (April 5, 2019).
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Buildings and structures in Mercer County, Kentucky
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Mercer County
Harrodsburg
Kentucky
37°47′N 84°43′W / 37.78°N 84.71°W / 37.78; -84.71
Commission date
Kentucky Utilities
Bituminous coal
Dix River
Nameplate capacity
MW
Capacity factor
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coal-fired power plant
natural gas power plant
solar power plant
hydro electric plant
Kentucky Utilities
Harrodsburg
Mercer County, Kentucky
MW
Environmental Protection Agency
Clear Air Act
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen oxide
solar photovoltaic
fossil fuel
Sierra Club
competitive bidding
Dix Dam

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