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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, [1] it is the largest generating plant in the AEP system. [2]
In September 2016, the company announced that it was preparing to shut down its barge-building business permanently and discontinue use of its 33-acre (13 ha) South Waterfront property in 2017. [1] Zidell Marine launched its final barge on June 16, 2017. [2] [3] Subsequent removal of equipment from the site was expected to take several months ...
American Electric Power Company is one of the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile (63,000 km) network that includes 765 kilovolt ultra-high voltage transmission lines, more than all ...
Seaspan ULC evolved into a prominent marine transportation company serving the West Coast of North America with a large tugboat and barge fleet. Seaspan's barges haul forestry materials (logs, wood chips, hog fuel, lumber, pulp, paper and newsprint), minerals (construction aggregate and limestone), railcars, plus machinery, fuel and supplies to coastal communities.
The company was accused of discharging oil and other pollutants into the Mississippi river several times between 2004 and 2007. ARTCO pleaded guilty to giving false information to authorities who discovered oil spill at its St. Louis facility. Two of their employees pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
In 2012, AEP announced they were reducing output at Unit 2 to coincide with the commencement of commercial operations at John W. Turk Jr. Coal Plant in Arkansas. [3] Unit 2 was officially decommissioned in April 2016 as a part of a major retrofitting project to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency 's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics ...
American Electric Power/SWEPCO agreed to never install additional generating units at the plant or build another coal-fired facility within 30 miles. SWEPCO announced in January 2012 it had reached 20-year agreements to purchase 359 megawatts of wind power from sources in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, more than quadrupling its wind power ...
In 2007, AEP would purchase the partially built Dresden Plant from a subsidiary of Dominion for $85 million. [3] The Dresden Plant would remain in an idle state with a skeleton crew until 2011 when AEP recommenced construction at the site. [2] [4] Commercial operations began on February 1, 2012. The total cost for the construction of the plant ...