| Miami Fort Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Miami Fort viewed from Brower Rd | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Miami Township,Hamilton County, nearNorth Bend, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°06′56″N84°48′18″W / 39.11556°N 84.80500°W /39.11556; -84.80500 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Coal 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 date | Coal Unit 5: 2010 Coal Unit 6: June, 2015 |
| Owners | Dynegy, a division ofVistra Corp |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal, distillate fuel oil |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine (coal), gas turbine (oil) |
| Cooling source | Ohio River, closed-cyclecooling tower |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,321MW |
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TheMiami 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 inMiami Township,Hamilton County, immediately east of thetripoint ofIndiana,Kentucky, andOhio. Miami Fort Station is named for the nearby Miami Fort (not to be confused withFort Miami in the same state).
Acooling tower was commissioned in the 1970s by Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (CG&E), a forerunner ofDuke Energy, in order to meet pollution control mandates set by the State of Ohio.[2] Unit 5 was permanently shut down in 2010.[3] Unit 6 ceased coal generation on June 1, 2015.[4] The plant used to be co-owned byDuke Energy andDayton Power & Light (DP&L). In August 2014, Duke Energy sold its stake in both the coal and oil facilities toDynegy.[5] DP&L continued to own its remaining share of ownership until 2017 when it sold its stake to Dynegy.[6]
| Combined Total | Coal-Fired Facilities | Oil-Fired Facilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Units | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Aggregate Capacity | 1,378 MW | 1,243 MW | 78 MW |
With its oldest unit dating back to late 1940s, the plant was ranked 36th on theUnited States list of dirtiest power plants in terms ofsulphur dioxide emissions permegawatt-hour of electrical energy produced in 2006.[citation needed]
In September 2020, Vistra announced its plans to retire the power station by year-end 2027 or earlier.[7]
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