• Kentucky Utilities (KU) plant
• The grandfather of the KU system, Pineville generating station is a small, unimposing building settled on the banks of the cost lined Cumberland River in south-eastern Kentucky
• Although it has celebrated its 75th anniversary, the Pineville station still plays an important role in energy supply for KU's customers
• Built in 1924, Pineville was the major supplier of electricity in southeastern and central Kentucky for many years. Today, the plant serves as a peaking station, operating when market conditions are favourable or in situations such as power outages or system disturbances
• The first 15MW generator began operation in Pineville in April 1924. Its second unit, rated at 30MW, was placed in service one year later. Both have been retired from service. Unit 3, a 35MW generator, began operation in 1951
• Today, 21 employees run the Pineville station when it is at full operating capacity. Always on standby and projected to run one-third of the year, the plant can be at full capacity in only nine hours. During peak times (the hottest and coldest months of the year), the plant typically runs non-stop
• The Pineville station relies on water from the Cumberland River. The plant needs about 220,000 gallons of water each day to operate, most of which is returned to the river
• KU has met the Clean Air Act's Phase II SO₂ and NO_x emission limitations at each station through a system-wide average starting in the year 2000

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