Harrison Power Station

39°23′02″N 80°19′52″W / 39.38389°N 80.33111°W / 39.38389; -80.33111StatusOperationalCommission dateUnit 1: 1972
Unit 2: 1973
Unit 3: 1974Owner(s)FirstEnergyThermal power station Primary fuelCoalCooling sourceWest Fork RiverPower generationNameplate capacity1,984 MW
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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.[1][2]

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.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Harrison Power Station Units 1+2, Haywood". SkyscraperPage.com.
  2. ^ "Harrison Power Station Units 2+3, Haywood". SkyscraperPage.com.
  3. ^ "Third Harrison unit put on line". Morgantown Dominion Post. January 2, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2018 – via www.newspaperarchive.com.

External links

  • Harrison Fact Sheet
  • Chimney Diagram
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Supertall self-supporting chimneys (+300 meters in height)


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