Company/Alliance: American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio); Bechtel Power Corporation (Bechtel), Powerspan
Location: Meigs County, Ohio
Feedstock: Coal
Size: 1000 MW
Capture Technology: ECO-SO2; carbon capture ready
CO2 Fate: Undecided
Timing: Construction (2009); Operation 2015
Motivation/Economics: Estimated cost of the project is $3 .25 billion US. This project will create about 1'600 jobs for the Ohio region which has been hit hard by the recent recession. The project is estimated to take 4 1/2 years to build.The AMPGS facility will use powerspan's ECO-SO2 technology to control sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions with co-benefits for control of mercury and particulate matter.
Comments: AMPGS ( American Municipal Power Generating Station) will supply power to 90 cities in 4 states (Ohio, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia).
Project Link: AMPGS website
Other Sources and Press Release:
AMP and Bechtel announce partnership (January 2009)
AMP picks Bechtel to build power plant (January 2009)
AMP website
AMP Ohio fianalizes plans with Powerspan. AMP Ohio news release [PDF] (June 2007)
AMP-Ohio news on Meigs County power plant (October 2007)
Synapse Energy report on risks of AMPGC CCS plant [PDF] ( February 2008)
Date modified September 9, 2009
