The Miami Fort Generating Station is a dual-fuel power generating facility. It is a major coal-fired electrical power station, supplemented with a small oil-fired facility. Miami Fort is located in Miami Township, Hamilton County, immediately east of the

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, and

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. Miami Fort Station is named for the nearby Miami Fort (not to be confused with Fort Miami in the same state).

Units and ownership

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was commissioned in the 1970s by Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (CG&E), a forerunner of

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, in order to meet pollution control mandates set by the State of Ohio. Unit 5 was permanently shut down in 2010. Unit 6 ceased coal generation on June 1, 2015. The plant used to be co-owned by

and

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(DP&L). In August 2014, Duke Energy sold its stake in both the coal and oil facilities to

Dynegy Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States. It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled. Dynegy was acquired by Vistra Corp on April 9, 20 ...

. DP&L continued to own its remaining share of ownership until 2017 when it sold its stake to Dynegy.

Environmental impact

With its oldest unit dating back to late 1940s, the plant was ranked 36th on the United States list of dirtiest power plants in terms of

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emissions per

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of electrical energy produced in 2006.

Retirement

In September 2020, Vistra announced its plans to retire the power station by year-end 2027 or earlier.

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Miami Fort monthly data
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Units and ownership

Environmental impact

Retirement

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