Kingston Fossil Plant
Kingston Fossil Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Harriman, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°53′54″N 84°31′08″W / 35.89833°N 84.51889°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: February 8, 1954[1] Unit 2: April 29, 1954[1] |
Decommission date | 2027 (planned)[4] |
Construction cost | US$198,200,000 (equivalent to $2,165,000,000 in 2022) |
Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Operator(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Cooling source | Watts Bar Lake |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 9 |
MW | |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Kingston Fossil Plant, commonly known as Kingston Steam Plant, is a 1.4-gigawatt (1,398
History
Construction of the Kingston Fossil Plant began on April 30, 1951.[5] It was the largest coal-fired power plant in the world when completed in 1955.[6] It was built primarily to provide electricity for the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[7] A dedication ceremony for the plant took place on November 17, 1955.[8]
The plant has nine generating units: Units 1–4, rated at 175 MW each (launched into service in 1954), and Units 5–9, rated at 200 MW each (launched in 1955).
The plant is a popular site for birdwatchers, as many waterfowl come to the settling and treatment ponds nearby.[12]
2008 spill
In December 2008, an
EPA compliance agreement
On April 14, 2011, the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Tennessee Valley Authority (1965), p. 267
- ^ "Kingston Starts Unit". Knoxville News Sentinel. June 12, 1954. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TVA Capacity Tops 7 Million KW". Knoxville News Sentinel. January 19, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dassow, Daniel (February 19, 2024). "TVA moves forward with natural gas and new pipeline to replace Kingston coal plant by 2027". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Pittman, Bart. "Work On TVA's Kingston Steam Plant To Be Completed Next Year". The Knoxville Journal. p. 57. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant page". Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ Office of Engineering Design and Construction (1965). The Kingston Steam Plant: A Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, Costs, and First Power Operations (Report). Tennessee Valley Authority. pp. 1–12. Tennessee Valley Authority Technical Report no. 34. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kingston Steam Plant Finish Celebrated". Knoxville News Sentinel. Associated Press. November 17, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Donald Borio and Robert Babb, Technical and Economic Considerations in Hot or Cold Placement of SCR Systems for Utility Boilers Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, ICAC Forum '02
- ^ "Kingston Power Plant entry at skyscraperpage.com".
- ^ Charles P. Nicholson and Ron Hoff, Birding at Kingston Steam Plant, Tennessee Ornithological Society, September 2006
- ^ Tennessee Valley Authority Clean Air Act Settlement
- ^ Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement Between EPA and TVA