Miami Fort Power Station
| Miami Fort Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Miami Fort Power Station in Ohio | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Miami Township, Hamilton County, near North Bend, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°06′56″N 84°48′18″W / 39.11556°N 84.80500°WCoordinates: 39°06′56″N 84°48′18″W / 39.11556°N 84.80500°W |
| Status | Retired (2015) |
| Commission date |
Coal unit 5: December, 1949 Coal unit 6: November, 1960 Coal unit 7: May, 1975 Coal unit 8: February, 1978 Oil unit GT3: July, 1971 Oil unit GT4: August, 1971 Oil unit GT5: September, 1971 Oil unit GT6: October, 1971 |
| Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel |
Bituminous coal, distillate fuel oil |
| Type |
Steam turbine (coal), gas turbine (oil) |
| Cooling source |
Ohio River, closed-cycle cooling tower |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,321 MWe |
The Miami Fort Generating Station, like another Ohio station (Beckjord Generating Station) is a dual-fuel power generating facility. It is a major coal-fired electrical power station, supplemented with a small oil-fired facility.[1] Miami Fort is located two miles east of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, immediately north-east of the tripoint of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, on the Ohio territory. Miami Fort Station is named for the nearby Miami Fort (not to be confused with Fort Miami in the same state). Miami Fort Generating Station is one of the two coal power plants near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the other being Tanner's Creek Generating Station.
Units and ownership
| Combined Total | Coal-Fired Facilities | Oil-Fired Facilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Units | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Aggregate Capacity | 1,378 MWe | 1,243 MWe | 78 MWe |
| Duke Energy Ownership | 800 MWe (60.5%) | 720 MWe (57.9%) | 78 MWe (100%) |
Dayton Power & Light owns the remaining share of ownership.
Environmental impact
With its oldest unit dating back to late 1940s, the plant was ranked 36th on the United States list of dirtiest power plants in terms of sulphur dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour of electrical energy produced in 2006.
References
- ↑ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
External links and photos
- Duke Energy Miami Fort (Oil)
- Duke Energy Miami Fort (Coal)
- Aerial photo of the plant
- Photo of the plant from a nearby I-275 bridge
