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Published cost and electrical output

Project cost / investmentAbout USD 902 millionCost scopePublished project-specific capital/construction estimateCost source dateSource page undated; checked 2026-10-11Electrical generating capacity645 MW — Current operator page: 645 MW nameplateVerified project stageUnder construction

Project-specific research

LG&E/KU’s current Mill Creek 5 page states a 645 MW nameplate rating, $902 million cost, construction underway and estimated completion in 2027. Its 2024 groundbreaking release used 640 MW; the current page is used for the primary output rating. EIA’s separate 740 MW figure is retained as inventory context, not extra generating capacity.

Published project-specific cost for Mill Creek 5: USD 9.02e+08. Basis: Published project-specific capital/construction estimate. Published electric generating project rating for Mill Creek 5: 645 MW. Basis: Current operator page: 645 MW nameplate.

LG&E and KU broke ground on Mill Creek 5 on November 13, 2024 and describe a 640 MW natural-gas combined-cycle unit expected in 2027. EIA’s August 2026 construction record independently supports ongoing work. The operator’s 640 MW project rating and EIA generator nameplate rating use different reported figures; retain both labels. November 13, 2024 groundbreaking verifies physical construction.

Scope and evidence

Retained only with documented physical construction, commissioning or 2025–2026 opening and published project-specific costs and electrical output. Costs use the published scope and currency; no benchmark estimates or currency conversions. MW is power capacity, not annual electricity production. Expected annual energy, where given, is a forecast. The map point is a reported plant/project location and may be approximate. Matching inventory views and excluded expansion proposals are not additive capacity.

Project images and credits

Operator rendering of Mill Creek 5. This is an illustration of the planned unit, not a photograph of a completed plant. Credit: LG&E and KU; artist not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

Mill Creek 5 groundbreaking ceremony, November 13, 2024, as published in the operator release. Credit: LG&E and KU; photographer not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

Project images and credits

Operator rendering of Mill Creek 5. This is an illustration of the planned unit, not a photograph of a completed plant. Credit: LG&E and KU; artist not named on source page. Operator source page; original image.

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Published cost and electrical output

Project cost / investmentAbout USD 902 millionCost scopePublished project-specific capital/construction estimateCost source dateSource page undated; checked 2026-10-11Electrical generating capacity645 MW — Current operator page: 645 MW nameplateVerified project stageUnder construction

Project-specific research

LG&E/KU’s current Mill Creek 5 page states a 645 MW nameplate rating, $902 million cost, construction underway and estimated completion in 2027. Its 2024 groundbreaking release used 640 MW; the current page is used for the primary output rating. EIA’s separate 740 MW figure is retained as inventory context, not extra generating capacity.

Published project-specific cost for Mill Creek 5: USD 9.02e+08. Basis: Published project-specific capital/construction estimate. Published electric generating project rating for Mill Creek 5: 645 MW. Basis: Current operator page: 645 MW nameplate.

LG&E and KU broke ground on Mill Creek 5 on November 13, 2024 and describe a 640 MW natural-gas combined-cycle unit expected in 2027. EIA’s August 2026 construction record independently supports ongoing work. The operator’s 640 MW project rating and EIA generator nameplate rating use different reported figures; retain both labels. November 13, 2024 groundbreaking verifies physical construction.

Scope and evidence

Retained only with documented physical construction, commissioning or 2025–2026 opening and published project-specific costs and electrical output. Costs use the published scope and currency; no benchmark estimates or currency conversions. MW is power capacity, not annual electricity production. Expected annual energy, where given, is a forecast. The map point is a reported plant/project location and may be approximate. Matching inventory views and excluded expansion proposals are not additive capacity.

Project images and credits

Operator rendering of Mill Creek 5. This is an illustration of the planned unit, not a photograph of a completed plant. Credit: LG&E and KU; artist not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

Mill Creek 5 groundbreaking ceremony, November 13, 2024, as published in the operator release. Credit: LG&E and KU; photographer not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

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Mill Creek (KY) — under construction→Mill Creek 5 — under construction

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LG&E and KU broke ground on Mill Creek 5 on November 13, 2024 and describe a 640 MW natural-gas combined-cycle unit expected in 2027. EIA’s August 2026 construction record independently supports ongoing work. The operator’s 640 MW project rating and EIA generator nameplate rating use different reported figures; retain both labels.

Начало

31 дек. 2027 г.→13 нояб. 2024 г.

Конец

31 дек. 2027 г.→13 нояб. 2024 г.

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Operator and regulator research, October 11, 2026

LG&E and KU broke ground on Mill Creek 5 on November 13, 2024 and describe a 640 MW natural-gas combined-cycle unit expected in 2027. EIA’s August 2026 construction record independently supports ongoing work. The operator’s 640 MW project rating and EIA generator nameplate rating use different reported figures; retain both labels.

Earlier pin evidence / inventory snapshot

August 2026 inventory status

EIA August 2026 generator inventory, plant ID 1364: Mill Creek (KY), Jefferson County, KY. Included 1 new/recent generating units with a summed nameplate rating of 740 MW.

• Generator 5: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; 740 MW nameplate; summer rating 645 MW; (V) Under construction, more than 50 percent complete; planned operation 2027-6.

Date and location

EIA reports operation at month/year precision. The date is the last day of the earliest reported operation month/year, an estimated display boundary, not an exact opening day. Different units may have later dates. Future dates are operator-reported plans, not guarantees.

Coordinates are the EIA-reported plant point, not a verified entrance. New units at existing plants are included; the total excludes older units and battery/pumped storage. Capacity is a power rating, not annual energy output. Status was reported in August and may have changed since.

Project images and credits

Operator rendering of Mill Creek 5. This is an illustration of the planned unit, not a photograph of a completed plant. Credit: LG&E and KU; artist not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

Mill Creek 5 groundbreaking ceremony, November 13, 2024, as published in the operator release. Credit: LG&E and KU; photographer not named on source page. Source page; original operator image.

• Published project evidencelge-ku.comДОСТОВЕРНОСТЬ 95%
• Plant inventory or original project recordeia.govДОСТОВЕРНОСТЬ 95%