Kentucky: Energy Resources

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State Profile
Name	Kentucky
Governor	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Steve_Beshear
Population	Unavailable
Median Household Income	$
Energy Consumption	Coming Soon
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	16 view
Energy Organizations	75 view
Utility Companies	67 view
Active Energy Incentives	54 view

Kentucky /kɪnˈtʌki/, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States. Kentucky is a state in the United States of America.

Energy Production by Technology in Kentucky

Fuel Source	Value	Units
Solar Power	0	MWh
Wind Power	0	MWh
Geothermal Power	0	MWh
Biomass Power	380,464	MWh
Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables	380,464	MWh
Hydro Power	3,353,205	MWh
HPS Power	0	MWh
Total Energy Production from Renewables	3,733,669	MWh
Coal Power	84,379,768	MWh
Gas Power	843,725	MWh
Petroleum Power	2,028,175	MWh
Nuclear Power	0	MWh
Other	12,629	MWh
Total Energy Production	90,997,966	MWh
Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables	0.42	%
Percent of Total Power from Renewables	4.1	%
Source: 2009 EIA Data (Download)

Renewable Energy Technical Potential in Kentucky

Technology	Generation Estimate	Nameplate Capacity	Area, Mass or Count
Urban Utility-scale PV	26,514 GWh26,514,000,000,000 Wh 26,514,000,000 kWh 26,514,000 MWh 9.54504e+16 J	16 GW16,000 MW 16,000,000 kW 16,000,000,000 W 16,000,000,000,000 mW 0.016 TW	338 km2338,000,000 m² 130.468 mi² 3,638,198,200 ft² 404,248,000 yd² 83,521.49 acres
Rural Utility-scale PV	1,823,976 GWh1.823976e+15 Wh 1,823,976,000,000 kWh 1,823,976,000 MWh 6.566314e+18 J	1,119 GW1,119,000 MW 1,119,000,000 kW 1,119,000,000,000 W 1.119e+15 mW 1.119 TW	23,319 km223,319,000,000 m² 9,001.134 mi² 251,003,384,100 ft² 27,889,524,000 yd² 5,762,241.495 acres
Rooftop PV	12,312 GWh12,312,000,000,000 Wh 12,312,000,000 kWh 12,312,000 MWh 4.43232e+16 J	10 GW10,000 MW 10,000,000 kW 10,000,000,000 W 10,000,000,000,000 mW 0.01 TW	N/A
CSP	0 GWh0 Wh 0 kWh 0 MWh 0 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	0 km20 m² 0 mi² 0 ft² 0 yd² 0 acres
Onshore Wind	147 GWh147,000,000,000 Wh 147,000,000 kWh 147,000 MWh 529,200,000,000,000 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	12 km212,000,000 m² 4.632 mi² 129,166,800 ft² 14,352,000 yd² 2,965.26 acres
Offshore Wind	N/A	N/A	N/A
Biopower-Solid	7,048 GWh7,048,000,000,000 Wh 7,048,000,000 kWh 7,048,000 MWh 2.53728e+16 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	6,407,337 BDT6,407,337,000 kg 6,407,337,000,000 g 6,407,337 tonnes 14,128,178,085 lbs 1,009,155,577.5 stones
Biopower-Gaseous	1,273 GWh1,273,000,000,000 Wh 1,273,000,000 kWh 1,273,000 MWh 4.5828e+15 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	271,052 Tonnes271,052,000 kg 271,052,000,000 g 597,669,660 lbs 42,690,690 stones 9,560,004,040 ounces
Geothermal Hydrothermal	0 GWh0 Wh 0 kWh 0 MWh 0 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	N/A
EGS Geothermal	484,658 GWh484,658,000,000,000 Wh 484,658,000,000 kWh 484,658,000 MWh 1.744769e+18 J	61 GW61,000 MW 61,000,000 kW 61,000,000,000 W 61,000,000,000,000 mW 0.061 TW	N/A
Hydropower	4,255 GWh4,255,000,000,000 Wh 4,255,000,000 kWh 4,255,000 MWh 1.5318e+16 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	1,394 Sites
See Nationwide Statistics Source: 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Data (Download)

Energy Maps featuring Kentucky

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54 Energy Incentives (Active)

67 Utility Companies

75 Energy Organizations

1 Smart Grid Projects

South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation Smart Grid Project

To date, Kentucky has received $52,533,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.^[1]

References

↑ 2009 Recovery Act and the State Energy Program

[1] 2009 Recovery Act and the State Energy Program

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