East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

Smith - West Garrard Combustion Turbine (CT) and Transmission Line Proposal

In order to provide the additional 200 MW of peaking generating power projected to be needed for the 2009-2011 time period, EKPC proposes to construct two combustion turbine (CT) units (Units 9 and 10) at its existing Smith Electric Generating Station in Clark County, KY as well as approximately 36 miles of 345-kV electric transmission line with related facilities in Garrard, Madison, and Clark Counties, KY. EKPC also proposes to construct a 345-kV switching station (West Garrard Switching Station) in Garrard County, KY and a 345-kV switching station (J.K. Smith Switching Station) at its existing Smith Electric Generating Station in Clark County, KY.

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment

• System Impact Study June, 2006 (11.2 MB)

• Five Combustion Turbines (84 MW)

• One Circulating Fluidized Bed Steam Generator (278 MW)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Proposal - Updated Electric Alternative Analysis, February 2007 (161 KB)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Proposal - Macro Corridor Study, June, 2006 (22.3 MB) - Compressed Version (4.2 MB)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Scoping Report

• Complete Scoping Report - 21 MB (Report has been split in smaller file sizes for easier downloading)

• Scoping Report - Part I - 5.1 MB

• Scoping Report - Part II - 5.2 MB

• Scoping Report - Part III - 4.8 MB

• Scoping Report - Part IV - 6.0 MB

• Federal Register Notice to announce the availability of Environmental Assessment (6/26/07 - 50 KB)

• Smith - West Garrard Environmental Assessment

• Selection of Preferred Transmission Route (7.9 MB)

• Environmental Assessment (Complete - 52.1 MB)

• EA Section 1 (27.4 MB)

• EA Section 2 (25.2 MB)

• Biological Assessment (56.4 MB)

• Mist Netting Survey (16.7 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report

• Cultural Resources Report North Section 1 (36.7 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report North Section 2 (35.9 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report South Section 1-7 (35.3 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report South Section 8-9 (44.8 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report South Section 10-11 (39.6 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report South Section 12 (32.1 MB)

• Cultural Resources Report South Section 13 - Bibliography (20.1 MB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact (September 19, 2007 - 51 KB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact Decision Document - (September 12, 2007)