Kyger Creek Power Plant
Kyger Creek Power Plant is a 1.08-gigawatt, 1,086 (MW) coal-fired power station located south of Cheshire, Ohio in Gallia County, Ohio. It is operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC).
Kyger Creek Power Plant | |
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Kyger Creek Power Plant viewed from Little Kyger Road | |
Country | United States |
Location | Addison Township, Gallia County, near Cheshire, Ohio |
Coordinates | 38°54′55″N 82°07′42″W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1955 |
Operator(s) | Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Cooling source | Ohio River |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,086 MW |
History
The Kyger Creek was launched into service in 1955.[1] The plant with its five units supplied electricity for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio along with its sister plant, Clifty Creek Power Plant in Madison, Indiana.[2] The Kyger Creek is located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) downstream along the Ohio River from a much larger, newer coal-fired Gavin Power Plant. In July 2019, the State of Ohio signed into law a bill mandating FirstEnergy customers to subsidize Kyger Creek and Clifty Creek. American Electric Power (AEP), Duke Energy, and Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) customers already subsidize these plants based on power usage.[3]
Environmental mitigation
When Kyger Creek was first constructed, three 538 feet (164 m) smokestacks were constructed to disperse emissions; mitigating the nearby area from soot and foul gases. With amendments added to the Clean Air Act in 1970, regulators pressed Kyger Creek in modernizing their outdated smokestacks. A 1,001 feet (305 m) smokestack, one of the tallest chimneys in the world was built in the mid-1970s.[4] Pollution control systems were installed at Kyger Creek in 2001 to reduce nitrogen oxide (NO
x ) emissions by 80%.[5] The implementation of two jet bubbling reactor flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) systems in 2011 reduced 98% of sulfur dioxide (SO
2) emissions at Kyger Creek.[6]
See also
References
- "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- "The Role of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Cold War History" (PDF). United States Department of Energy. February 2017. pp. 92–94. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- Pelzer, Jeremy (July 23, 2019). "Nuclear bailout bill passes Ohio legislature, signed by Gov. Mike DeWine". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- Holusha, John (May 11, 1986). "Good Intentions Can Take Their Toll on the Terrain; Fallout From Kyger Creek". 4. The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- "New Pollution Control Equipment to Be Built at Kyger Creek and Clifty Creek Power Plants". Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation. Pollution Online. June 1, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- Hope, G. Annette (October 28, 2011). "Kyger Creek Plant to Reduce Emissions Through New Scrubber System" (PDF). Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. Retrieved October 29, 2017.