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
Stacks From the East
CountryUnited States
LocationHaywood, West Virginia
Coordinates39°23′02″N 80°19′52″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1972
Unit 2: 1973
Unit 3: 1974
Owner(s)FirstEnergy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Cooling sourceWest Fork River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,984 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

References

  1. "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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