John E. Amos Power Plant

Infobox_Power_Station
station_name=John E. Amos Power Plant


location=Winfield Rd., Winfield, West Virginia
owner=American Electric Power
status=Active
fuel_type=Coal
mine_type=
conveyance=Rail/?Barge
cooling_water=?Kanawha River
technology=supercritical, dry-bottom boilers
combined_cycle=
turbines=
reciprocating_engines=
pumped_storage=
max_capacity=2,933 megawatts (nameplate)
commissioned=September, 1971
decommissioned=
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John E. Amos Power Plant is a three-unit coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP). With a nameplate rating of 2,933 MW,cite web
title = Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States
publisher = Energy Information Administration
date = 2007
url = http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html
accessdate = 2008-06-19] it is the largest utility in the AEP system. [cite news
last = Line
first = Les
title = One Picture
language = English
publisher = Audubon Magazine
date = 2007-01
url = http://audubonmagazine.org/onepicture/onepicture0701.html
accessdate = 2008-06-20] It was named after a Democratic National Committeeman from West Virginia. [cite web
last = Young
first = William L.
authorlink =
coauthors = John E. Amos
title = John E. Amos Oral History Interview
work = Oral History Program
publisher = John F. Kennedy Library
date = August 6, 1965
url = http://www.jfklibrary.org/NR/rdonlyres/CC370B0F-832E-4412-B6C4-C87B660EDF93/38400/AmosJohnE.pdf
format = PDF
doi =
accessdate = 2008-06-25] The plant is located at coord|38|28|29|N|81|49|16|W|display=inline,title, between the US Route 35 (Winfield Road) and the Kanawha River, on its riverfront.

Units 1 and 2 are of 816.3 MW nameplate capacity each, and were started up in September 1971, and June, 1972 respectively. Unit 3, rated at 1,300 MW, was started up in October, 1973. All units are supercritical, dry-bottom boilers powered by a blend of low-sulfur coal and Northern Appalachian Basin high-sulfur coal.cite news
title = B&W Awarded Environmental Equipment Contract for AEP'S Amos Plant in West Virginia
language = English
publisher = Business Wire
date = 2005-11-04
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Nov_4/ai_n15776786
accessdate = 2008-06-20] The Babcock and Wilcox Company (B&W) has been awarded a contract valued well in excess of $100 million to supply and construct wet flue gas desulfurization on all three units. Unit 3 is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007, and Units 1 and 2 are scheduled to go online by the end of 2008.

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