Mitchell Power Plant

Coal-fired power station in West Virginia

Mitchell Power Plant

Country|

* United States

Coordinates| 39°49′48″N 80°49′05″W﻿ / ﻿39.82997°N 80.81797°W﻿ / 39.82997; -80.81797
Power generation
Nameplate capacity|

* 1,632.6 MW

External links
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Mitchell Power Plant is a large coal fired power station located on West Virginia Route 2 south of Moundsville, West Virginia, United States.

It has a 1,206-foot (368 m) tall chimney, which was built in 1971.[1] This smokestack was once the tallest in the world for a short period of time. As of 2013[update] it is the sixth tallest, and still the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern United States.[2]

A second 1,000 foot tall smokestack was built in 2006 to comply with emission regulations. On March 6, a fire broke out at the top of the new stack trapping several construction workers just as they were finishing the installation of the stack's fiberglass liner.[3] Three of the workers were rescued by helicopter evacuation; a fourth worker at the site, Gerald Talbert, died from the accident.[4]

## See also

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* Energy portal

* List of chimneys
* List of towers
* List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

Records

Preceded by

Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station

|  World's tallest chimney
367.6 m (1206 ft)
1968-1971  | Succeeded by

Inco Superstack

## References

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1. ^ "Mitchell Power Plant". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Comparison Diagram of World's Tallest Chimneys". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
3. ^ "Fire traps workers atop W. Va. Smokestack". NBC News. March 5, 2006.
4. ^ "Families settle for $27M in fatal W.Va. Smokestack fire".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plant Mitchell.

* Diagram of Mitchell Power Plant Chimney

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