Appalachian Hydro Associates, Inc. is a Kentucky based company that licenses, designs, builds, owns and operates small hydroelectric plants, primarily in Kentucky. Appalachian Hydro Associates is currently developing a series of small hydro projects on the Kentucky River in eastern Kentucky. The company recently completed the first of these new projects in 2021, a 2.64 MW facility, and will begin construction on the next of these projects, a 3.03 MW plant, in 2022.