Beckjord Power Station
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The Walter C. Beckjord Generating Station is a 1.433-GW dual-fuel power generating facility located in New Richmond, Ohio
New Richmond, Ohio
New Richmond is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, founded 1814, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Richmond is located at ....

, 22 miles east of Cincinnati, OH (at 38°59′31.5"N 84°17′50"W). Of the two Beckjord power plants, one is coal-fired (Units 1–6) and the other is oil-fired (Units GT1–GT4). It was originally built by Cinergy
Cinergy
-History:Cinergy was created on October 24, 1994, from the merger of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and Kentucky subsidiary Union Light, Heat & Power with Plainfield, Indiana–based PSI Energy ....

, which was bought by Duke Energy
Duke Energy
Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America.-Overview:...

in 2006.
W. C. Beckjord Power Station
Unit Nameplate capacity, MW Initial year of operation
Coal-Fired Unit 1 115.0 1952
Coal-Fired Unit 2 112.5 1953
Coal-Fired Unit 3 125.0 1954
Coal-Fired Unit 4 163.2 1958
Coal-Fired Unit 5 244.8 1962
Coal-Fired Unit 6 460.8 1969
Coal-Fired Total 1,221.3
Oil-Fired Units GT1–GT4 52.9 (each) 1972
Oil-Fired Total 211.6
Facility Total 1,433
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