Covington Westvaco power station

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Covington Westvaco power station is an operating power station of at least 116-megawatts (MW) in Virginia, United States. It is also known as WestRock Covington.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Covington Westvaco power station Virginia, United States 37.7997, -79.9947 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN4, Unit GEN7: 37.7997, -79.9947

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit GEN4 operating[1] bioenergy - paper mill wastes, coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 34[1] 1980[1]
Unit GEN7 operating[1] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - unknown[1] 82[1] 2013[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit GEN4 WestRock CORP[1] WestRock CORP[1]
Unit GEN7 WestRock CORP[1] WestRock CORP[1]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory". US Energy Information Administration. 44655. Archived from the original on 44655. Retrieved 44655. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)

Additional data

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