Mount Storm Power Station

Mount Storm Power Station
Mount Storm Power Plant

Aerial view of the Mount Storm Power Plant and its artificial lake
Mount Storm Power Station is located in West Virginia
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Location of Mount Storm Power Plant
Country United States
Location Grant County, near Bismarck, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°12′03″N 79°15′46″W / 39.20083°N 79.26278°W / 39.20083; -79.26278Coordinates: 39°12′03″N 79°15′46″W / 39.20083°N 79.26278°W / 39.20083; -79.26278
Status Active
Commission date Unit 1: September, 1965
Unit 2: June, 1966
Unit 3: December, 1973
Owner(s) Dominion
Power station information
Primary fuel Coal Synfuel
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 1,600 MWe

The Mount Storm Power Station, located on the west bank of Mount Storm Lake 2 miles (3 km) from Bismarck, West Virginia, is a coal-fired power station owned by Dominion Resources. It is the largest power plant that Dominion operates.[1] Mt. Storm's three units can generate more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity from coal synfuel, although these units can also run on distillate fuel oil.[2]

Generating units[1]
Unit Generating Capacity (MWe) Commissioned Boiler Manufacturer Generator Manufacturer Engineer and Builder
1 563 September 1965 Combustion Engineering Westinghouse Electric Stone & Webster
2 563 June 1966
3 567 December 1973 Asea Brown Boveri

References

  1. ^ a b Mount Storm Power Station
  2. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 

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