Generation

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and its Member communities own and operate facilities that generate power. Member communities participate in ownership of individual assets according to their unique needs and priorities.

Sources of Electricity

AMP uses several sources of energy to provide balanced and reliable power supply options to best meet the unique values and needs of its Members. The diverse power supply portfolio is designed to provide reliable energy, long-term rate stability, insulation from the volatility of the wholesale energy market, and valuable resilience from unpredictable events, including severe weather.

Fossil Fuels

Coal, natural gas and diesel generation are used to help provide reliable, cost-effective power to Member communities.

Hydroelectric Power

AMP projects on the Ohio River represent one of the largest deployments of run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation in the country.

Solar Power

AMP continues its role as a regional leader in developing and deploying renewable generation.

Power Purchase Agreements

AMP secures long-term power purchase agreements to lock in stable energy prices and avoid short-term market volatility.

AMP, on behalf of its Members, sells all or a portion of the renewable energy certificates (RECs) created by its renewable energy projects, power purchase agreements and joint ventures to help reduce its wholesale power costs.

For every megawatt-hour of electricity produced by renewable sources, a REC or credit is created. The owner of that REC is entitled to claim all of the environmental attributes associated with that renewable energy generation. On behalf of its Members, AMP retains some, not all, of the RECs associated with the electricity it generates or purchases from renewable sources. Accordingly, not all of the power provided to AMP’s Members can be characterized as renewable, even if it was generated by a renewable-fueled generating resource.

2024 AMP Member Resource Mix

(16,729,956 Megawatt-Hours)

The Wind & Solar percentage includes Member-owned solar.
The Hydro percentage includes Member-owned hydro and NYPA.
The Member Coal figure includes the participation of AMP Members Paducah and Princeton in Prairie State Energy Campus through the Kentucky Municipal Power Association.