Amos Substation
Amos Substation is an electrical substation in Putnam, West Virginia. Amos Substation is situated nearby to the power station John E. Amos Power Plant, as well as near the locality Morgans Landing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John E. Amos Power Plant and Poca High School.
John E. Amos Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Tikilucas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. John E. Amos Power Plant is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Amos Substation.
Poca High School
School
Poca High School, originally named "Pocatalico District High School", is a high school in Poca, West Virginia, United States. It serves the easternmost portion of Putnam County and is a part of the Putnam County Schools. Poca High School is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Amos Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morgans Landing and Poca.
Morgans Landing
Locality
Morgans Landing is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The community is located at the mouth of Bills Creek on the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 35.
Poca
Village
Poca is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The town derives its name from the Pocatalico River.
Raymond City
Hamlet
Raymond City is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located at the mouth of the Pocatalico River at the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62. The community is to the immediate north of the town of Poca.
Amos Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Putnam, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.47371° or 38° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-81.82942° or 81° 49′ 46″ westOperator
Appalachian PowerOpen location code
86CWF5FC+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 151008915
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