John E. Amos Power Plant

John E. Amos Power Plant is a three-unit coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power. With a nameplate rating of 2,933 MW, it is the largest generating plant in the AEP system.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: coal-fired power station in Winfield, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Amos kullkraftverk”, “John Amos Power Plant”, and “John E. Amos kraftverk”
  • Address: WV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Poca High School.

School
, originally named "Pocatalico… is situated 1 mile southeast of John E. Amos Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poca and Morgans Landing.

Village
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Locality
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Hamlet
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John E. Amos Power Plant

Latitude
38.47174° or 38° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
-81.82627° or 81° 49′ 35″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Established
September 1971
Operator
Appalachian Power
Open location code
86CWF5CF+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 419366187
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
4810345
Wiki­data ID
Q11978950
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Norwegian Bokmål—“John E. Amos Power Plant” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Silver Valley Estates and Twin Rivers Mobile Home Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Amos Substation and Dollar General.

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