Miami Fort Power Station

The Miami Fort 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 in Miami Township, Hamilton County, immediately east of the tripoint of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Miami Fort Station is named for the nearby Miami Fort (not to be confused with Fort Miami in the same state).

Miami Fort Power Station
Miami Fort viewed from Brower Rd
CountryUnited States
LocationMiami Township, Hamilton County, near North Bend, Ohio
Coordinates39°06′56″N 84°48′18″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateCoal 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
Decommission dateCoal Unit 5: 2010
Coal Unit 6: June, 2015
Owner(s)Dynegy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal,
distillate fuel oil
Turbine technologySteam turbine (coal),
gas turbine (oil)
Cooling sourceOhio River,
closed-cycle cooling tower
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,321 MW

Units and ownership

A cooling tower was commissioned in the 1970s by Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (CG&E), a forerunner of Duke Energy, in order to meet pollution control mandates set by the State of Ohio.[2] Unit 5 was permanently shut down in 2010.[3] Unit 6 ceased coal generation on June 1, 2015.[4] The plant used to be co-owned by Duke Energy and Dayton Power & Light (DP&L). In August 2014, Duke Energy sold its stake in both the coal and oil facilities to Dynegy.[5] DP&L continued to own its remaining share of ownership until 2017 when it sold its stake to Dynegy.[6]

Miami Fort Generating Station, North Bend, OH
Combined Total Coal-Fired Facilities Oil-Fired Facilities
Units 6 2 4
Aggregate Capacity 1,378 MW 1,243 MW 78 MW

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.

Retirement

In September of 2020, Vistra announced its plans to retire the power station by year-end 2027 or earlier.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. Bode, Patricia (September 1972). "Pollution: Take heart–we're actually gaining on the stuff". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 65.
  3. Braun, Paul J. (November 23, 2010). "Response to Comments Draft Rule Language Comment Period" (PDF). Ohio EPA. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  4. Osterbrink, Chris (June 11, 2015). "Miami Fort Power Station, ID No. 1341350093 MATS Rule Compliance Extension for Unit 6 — Final Quarterly Status Update" (PDF). Ohio EPA. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  5. "Duke Energy to sell non-regulated Midwest generation business to Dynegy". Duke Energy. August 22, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. Walton, Robert (April 26, 2017). "Dynegy to buy out DP&L, AES Ohio stakes in two struggling Ohio coal plants". Utility Drive. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  7. "VISTRA ACCELERATES PIVOT TO INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE". September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.


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