Clifty Creek Power Plant

Clifty Creek Power Plant
Location of Clifty Creek Power Plant
Country	United States
Location	Madison, Indiana
Coordinates	38°44′16″N 85°25′08″W / 38.73778°N 85.41889°W / 38.73778; -85.41889Coordinates: 38°44′16″N 85°25′08″W / 38.73778°N 85.41889°W / 38.73778; -85.41889
Status	Active
Commission date	Unit 1: February 1955 Unit 2: May 1955 Unit 3: July 1955 Unit 4: October 1955 Unit 5: November 1955 Unit 6: March 1956
Owner(s)	Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
Power station information
Primary fuel	Subbituminous coal
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	1,303 MWe

Clifty Creek Power Plant is a 1.3-GW coal-fired power station located in Madison, Indiana, USA. Five of its six identical units began operating in 1955,^[1] the sixth unit was launched in 1956.^[2] It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world, at 300 metres (980 ft).

Environmental impact

With all of its units dating back to mid-1950s, the plant ranked 49th on the United States list of dirtiest power plants in terms of sulphur dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour of electrical energy produced in 2006.

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "IKEC to invest $460 million for Environmental Controls at Clifty Creek Power Plant" (PDF) (Press release). Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation. 2006-05-11. http://www.ovec.com/News%20Release%205-11-06%20IKEC.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 

External links

• Chimney Diagram
• Aerial view of the surrounding area