Harrison Power Station is a 1.9-gigawatt (1,984
MW)
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal i ...
-fired
electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
-generating
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electr ...
located in
Haywood,
West Virginia
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, owned and operated by
FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy Corp. is an electric utility headquartered in Akron, Ohio. It was established when Ohio Edison merged with Centerior Energy in 1997. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in distributing, transmitting, and generating electrici ...
. It has one of the
tallest chimneys in the world , built in 1994.
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
Allegheny Energy was an electric utility headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It owned and operated electric generation facilities and delivered electric services to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Allegh ...
at a cost of $400 million to build.
See also
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List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
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References
External links
Harrison Fact SheetChimney Diagram
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
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