Coal-Fired Mill Creek Generating Station Readies for New 7HA.03 Gas-Fired Unit
Apr 30, 2024
Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. (LG&E and KU) will replace two aging coal generation units at Mill Creek Generating Station in Kentucky—a combined 600 MW—with a 645-MW GE Vernova hydrogen-ready 7HA.03 gas turbine.
GE Vernova announced the order for the heavy-duty gas turbine—the most advanced of its HA-class models—from the two regulated PPL Corp. subsidiaries on April 11. The new natural gas combined cycle plant, Mill Creek Unit 5, will be built at the Louisville site by TIC (The Industrial Company), a subsidiary of engineering and construction giant Kiewit.