Mount Storm Power Station
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The Mount Storm Power Station, located on the west bank of Mount Storm Lake
2 miles (3.2 km) from Bismarck, West Virginia
, is a coal-fired power station
owned by Dominion Resources
. It is the largest power plant that Dominion operates. Mt. Storm's three units can generate more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity from coal synfuel, although these units can also run on distillate fuel oil.
Mount Storm Lake
Mount Storm Lake — also known as New Stony River Reservoir — is a 1,200 acre reservoir created in 1965 on the Stony River in Grant County, West Virginia....
2 miles (3.2 km) from Bismarck, West Virginia
Bismarck, West Virginia
Bismarck is an unincorporated town in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. It lies on West Virginia Route 93 near Mount Storm Lake.Bismarck was named in honor of Prime Minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck...
, is a coal-fired power station
Coal-fired power station
A coal-fired power station produces electricity, usually for public consumption, by burning coal to boil water, producing steam which drives a steam turbine which turns an electrical generator...
owned by Dominion Resources
Dominion Resources
Dominion Resources Inc. , commonly referred to as Dominion, is a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia and North Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and eastern North Carolina...
. It is the largest power plant that Dominion operates. Mt. Storm's three units can generate more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity from coal synfuel, although these units can also run on distillate fuel oil.