The KYMEA all requirements (AR) members entered into agreements for KYMEA to integrate their entitlements to hydroelectric power from the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) as part of the AR Project power supply portfolio.
The SEPA entitlements are derived from nine hydroelectric plants of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Cumberland System of Projects located in Kentucky and Tennessee, which totals 927 MW of nameplate capacity. The first unit reached commercial operation in December 1948, and the newest unit reached commercial operation in November 1977. Service under the contracts commenced on May 1, 2019.