Plant Bowen
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Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a coal-fired power station located just outside Euharlee, Georgia, United States, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". west-south-west from Cartersville. At over 3,450 megawatts, Plant Bowen is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in North America.[1] The station is connected to the southeastern power grid by numerous 500 kV transmission lines, and is owned and operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
Description
Plant Bowen consists of four units, with capacities of 806, 789, 952, and 952 megawatts, respectively. The first unit began operation in 1971, and additional units were brought online in 1972, 1974, and 1975, respectively.
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Incidents
On 4 April 2013, an explosion occurred on unit 2 while it was being removed from service and readied for a planned maintenance outage. This caused significant damage to the plant but there were no serious injuries.[2] The explosion was attributed to a mixture of hydrogen and air in the generator, due to failure to comply with procedures.[3]
On July 13, 2017, a transformer in the plant's switchyard caught fire. A thick, black cloud of smoke was formed, but no one was injured.[4]
See also
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- List of coal power stations
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of power stations in the United States
References
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External links
- Georgia Power: Plant Bowen
- Plant Diagram
- Data on generation and fuel consumption from the Energy Information Administration Electricity Data Browser
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- Towers in Georgia (U.S. state)
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- Georgia Power
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1975
- Towers completed in 1975
- Industrial fires and explosions in the United States