Madisonville breaks ground on new energy plant | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Madisonville breaks ground on new energy plant | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Officials with the City of Madisonville and Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for the new Energy Center I Power Plant project. The power plant was announced in September and will have a Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) with a capacity of 75 megawatts. RICE power plants burn natural gasses which fuel a mechanic system that generates electricity. Before shovels turned the soil, ener…

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new KYMEA Energy Center I in Madisonville

The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) broke ground on its new Energy Center I, a RICE power plant designed to deliver 75 megawatts of capacity.