| 词条 | Rockport Generating Station |
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|name = Rockport Generating Station |image = Rockport Generating Station.jpg |image_caption = Rockport Generating Station as seen from near the Natcher Bridge |country = United States |location = Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana |status = O |coordinates = {{coord|37|55|32|N|87|02|02|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |owner = Indiana-Michigan Power |th_fuel_primary = Bituminous coal |ps_cooling_source = Ohio River |ps_cooling_towers = 2 × Natural Draft |th_technology = Steam turbine |ps_combined_cycle = |ps_units_operational= 2 × 1300 MW |ps_electrical_cap_fac = 48.0% (2017) |ps_annual_generation = 10,923 GWh (2017) [1] |commissioned = Unit 1: December 1984 Unit 2: December 1988 |decommissioned = |ps_electrical_capacity= 2600 }} Rockport Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant, located along the Ohio River in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, in the United States, near Rockport, Indiana. The power plant is located along U.S. Route 231 (segment known as the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Parkway), approximately one mile north of the William H. Natcher Bridge, spanning the Ohio River. It is operated by Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidy of American Electric Power. Individual unitsTwo identical non-cyclonic Babcock & Wilcox units (1,300 MW each[2]) were launched into service in December 1984 and December 1988. They are among the largest coal units built. The plant is connected to the grid by 765 kilovolt transmission lines (the highest rated voltage used in the United States).[3] Coal supplyThe coal{{where|date=February 2018}} is delivered to the plant by barges along the Ohio River.{{citation needed|in=February 2018|date=February 2018}} The plant burns in excess of seven million short tons of coal a year. To minimize cost, AEP announced in February 2018 that Rockport will rely solely on coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.[4] SmokestackThe power plant features the tallest smokestack in Indiana, and is one of the tallest smokestacks in the world at {{convert|316.4|m|disp=flip}}. The central smokestack and two cooling towers can be seen from as far west as Evansville, 45 miles to the west, as far north as the U.S. 231-Interstate 64 Junction, and as far east as Lewisport, Kentucky and Tell City, Indiana. It can also be seen as far south as Owensboro, Kentucky as well. Travellers along U.S. 231 north of Indiana 66 can get within a 1/4 mile of these rather imposing structures. See also{{Portal|Indiana|Energy}}
References1. ^https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/plant/6166 2. ^Rockport Power Plant on mesotheliomasymptoms.com 3. ^{{cite web| title = Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006 | work = | publisher = Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy | year = 2006 | url = http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html | format = Excel | doi = | accessdate = 2008-07-14}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.platts.com/latest-news/coal/louisville-kentucky/aep-units-rockport-plant-in-indiana-to-switch-21427594|title=AEP unit's Rockport plant in Indiana to switch almost entirely to PRB coal|last=Matyi|first=Bob|publisher=Platts|date=February 27, 2018|accessdate=February 28, 2018}} External links
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