Miami Fort Power Station

Miami Fort Power Station
Miami Fort viewed from Brower Rd
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationMiami Township, Hamilton County, near North Bend, Ohio
Coordinates39°06′56″N 84°48′18″W / 39.11556°N 84.80500°W / 39.11556; -84.80500
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, a division of Vistra Corp
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

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).

  1. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2008.