General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2.6-Gigawatt coal-fired power station

Power station

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 in Cheshire, Ohio

Cheshire, Ohio

Cheshire is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cheshire is located at ....

, USA

United States

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 operated by American Electric Power

American Electric Power

American Electric Power is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S...

. Named after James M. Gavin

James M. Gavin

James Maurice "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin was a prominent Lieutenant General in the United States Army during World War II...

, it is the largest coal fired power facility in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation. Its two units, rated at 1300 MWe

MWE

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 each, were launched into service in 1974 and 1975. The plant is located at 38°56′09"N 82°07′00"W, just 2.5 km (1.6 mi) upstream along the Ohio River

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

 from a smaller, older coal-fired Kyger Creek Power Plant

Kyger Creek Power Plant

Kyger Creek Power Plant is a 1-Gigawatt coal-fired power station at Cheshire, Ohio, USA operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. Launched into service in 1955, the plant is located at , just downstream along the Ohio River from a much larger, newer coal-fired Gavin Power Plant...

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