Harrison Power Station
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Country | United States |
Location | Haywood, West Virginia |
Coordinates | 39°23′02″N 80°19′52″W / 39.38389°N 80.33111°WCoordinates: 39°23′02″N 80°19′52″W / 39.38389°N 80.33111°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: 1972 Unit 2: 1973 Unit 3: 1974 |
Owner(s) | FirstEnergy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Cooling source | West Fork River |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,984 MW |
Harrison Power Station is a 1.9-gigawatt (1,984 MW) coal-fired electricity-generating power station located in Haywood, West Virginia, owned and operated by FirstEnergy. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world 1,001 feet (305 m), built in 1994.[citation needed]
Its three identical units, rated at 650 MW each at the time of completion, were launched into service in 1972, 1973, and 1974 by Allegheny Energy at a cost of $400 million to build.[1]
See also[]
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
References[]
- ^ "Third Harrison unit put on line". Morgantown Dominion Post. January 2, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2018 – via https://www.newspaperarchive.com.
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Categories:
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1972
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1973
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1974
- Towers completed in 1994
- Chimneys in the United States
- FirstEnergy
- Buildings and structures in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Towers in West Virginia
- Coal-fired power stations in West Virginia
- 1972 establishments in West Virginia
- United States power station stubs