Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station

The Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station is a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant owned and operated by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative located west of Maysville, Kentucky. The plant began operations in 1977.

When Spurlock was first proposed, the power plant was opposed by local physicians. They were concerned that Spurlock along with J.M. Stuart Station nearby would lower the quality of life in Maysville. Their opposition was rendered moot when the Franklin Circuit Court upheld the Kentucky Air Pollution Control Commission's approval for granting a permit. Construction of Unit 1 commenced in 1972 and commercial began generation in 1977 at a cost of $125 million. Unit 1 has a nameplate capacity of 319 MW. Unit 2 went online in 1981 with a nameplate capacity of 500 MW. The construction of Unit 2 was viable thanks to a $380 million guarantee from the Rural Electrification Administration. Unit 3 started generating electricity in 2005. Its unit is named after EKPC board member E.A. "Ned" Gilbert. Unit 4 went online in 2009 and generates 278 MW of electricity. The unit cost $528 million to construct.

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