Tanner's Creek Generating Station (also spelled Tanners Creek) was a major, 1000-

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coal-fired electrical power plant in

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. Located on the north bank of

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along Tanners Creek, it was one of the two

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s within of

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, near the

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of Indiana,

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, and

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(the other plant being the

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in the neighboring Ohio). The former plant is situated directly across the Ohio river from

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. Tanner's Creek was one of the two Indiana coal power plants owned by Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of

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(the other plant being

Rockport Generating Station 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. The power plant is located along U.S. Route 231 (segment known as the Abraha ...

near

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). On March 17, 2015, Indiana Michigan Power announced that the Tanners Creek plant would be completely shut down by May 31, 2015. The former plant was sold to St. Louis–based Commercial Development Company in October 2016. The

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commission is studying converting the former plant into the state's fourth port.

Units

:Units 1 and 2, rated at 145

all-year capacity, were launched in 1951–1952. :Unit 3, rated at 200 MWe (summer) and 205 MWe (winter) capacity, was launched in the end of 1954. :The largest and newest Unit 4, rated at 500 MWe all-year capacity, was launched in mid-1964.

Environmental impact

With three out of four of its units dating back to the 1950s, the plant was ranked 67th 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.

References

External links

*http://www.indianamichiganpower.com/about/serviceTerritory *http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/tanners-creek-power-plant-will-shut-layoff-employees-may-31/ {{Generating Stations in Indiana Energy infrastructure completed in 1951 Energy infrastructure completed in 1952 Energy infrastructure completed in 1954 Energy infrastructure completed in 1964 Buildings and structures in Dearborn County, Indiana Coal-fired power stations in Indiana Former coal-fired power stations in the United States 1951 establishments in Indiana 2015 disestablishments in Indiana Former power stations in Indiana American Electric Power

Units

Environmental impact

See also

References

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