Harrison Power Station
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.
| Harrison Power Station | |
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 Stacks From the East | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Haywood, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°23′02″N 80°19′52″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 |
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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