Harrison Power Station
Encyclopedia
Harrison Power Station is a 2-gigawatt coal
-fired electricity
-generating power station
located at 39°23′02"N 80°19′52"W in Haywood
, West Virginia
, USA
, owned and operated by Allegheny Energy
. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world (305 m), built in 1994.
Its three identical units, rated at 684 MWe
each, were launched into service in 1972,1973, and 1974.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
-generating power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located at 39°23′02"N 80°19′52"W in Haywood
Haywood, West Virginia
Haywood is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Haywood is located on West Virginia Route 20 northeast of Lumberport. Haywood has a post office with ZIP code 26366....
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, owned and operated by Allegheny Energy
Allegheny Energy
Allegheny Energy is an electric utility headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It owns and operates electric generation facilities and delivers electric services to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia...
. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world (305 m), built in 1994.
Its three identical units, rated at 684 MWe
MWE
MWE may refer to:*Manufacturer's Weight Empty*McDermott Will & Emery*Midwest Express, an airline*Merowe Airport - IATA code*Multiword expressionMWe may refer to:*Megawatt electrical...
each, were launched into service in 1972,1973, and 1974.