Bell power station

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Bell power station is a cancelled power station in Pineville, Kentucky, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bell power station	Pineville, Kentucky, United States	36.75689, -83.697696 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - unknown	600	unknown	2011	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Sky Energy [100.0%]

Background

According to the Sierra Club, "On April 1, 2010, Bell County officials and representatives from Sky Energy - an independent power development company based out of Houston, Texas - met in Pineville to discuss plans for a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Bell County, Kentucky. County officials have received $400,000 from multi-county coal severance funds for the project, which will go towards exploring "clean coal" technology and acquiring data required to apply for an air permit for the proposed plant."

The proposed project had not moved forward in over 12 months, and it was presumed cancelled.

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