Mount Storm Power Station
The Mount Storm Generating Station, located on the west bank of Mount Storm Lake 2 miles (3 km) from Bismarck, West Virginia, United States, is a coal-fired power station owned by Dominion Resources. The facility's three units use around 15,000 tons of coal per day to generate more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity from the coal synfuel for around 2 million people in Northern Virginia.
| Mount Storm Generating Station | |
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Aerial view of the Mount Storm Generating Station and its artificial lake | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Grant County, near Bismarck, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°12′03″N 79°15′46″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: September, 1965 Unit 2: June, 1966 Unit 3: December, 1973 |
| Owner(s) | Dominion |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal Synfuel |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cooling source | Mount Storm Lake |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,600 MWe |
| External links | |
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