John Sherman Cooper Power Station Country| United States Location| Pulaski County, near Somerset, Kentucky Coordinates| 36°59′N 84°35′W / 36.99°N 84.59°W / 36.99; -84.59Coordinates: 36°59′N 84°35′W / 36.99°N 84.59°W / 36.99; -84.59 Status| Operational Commission date| 1965 Owner(s)| East Kentucky Power Cooperative Thermal power station Primary fuel| Bituminous coal Cooling source| Lake Cumberland Power generation Units operational| 2 Nameplate capacity| 341 MW [edit on Wikidata] The John Sherman Cooper Power Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the East Kentucky Cooperative near Somerset, Kentucky. It is actually closest to the smaller city of Burnside. It is named after John Sherman Cooper, a US Senator from Kentucky. ## Contents * 1 Emissions Data * 2 See also * 3 References * 4 External resources ## Emissions Data[edit] * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 1,931,758 tons * 2006 SO2 Emissions: * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh: * 2006 NOx Emissions: * 2005 Mercury Emissions: ## See also[edit] * United States portal * Energy portal * Coal mining in Kentucky ## References[edit] ## External resources[edit] * http://www.ekpc.coop This article about a power station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e This article about a building or structure in Kentucky is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template