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| Kincaid Generating Station | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kincaid Generating Station |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Rosiclare Township, Illinois |
| Status | Operational |
| Commissioned | 1967 |
| Owner | Vistra Corp. |
| Operator | Vistra Corp. |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Units operational | 2 × 492 MW (nameplate) |
| Electrical capacity | 984 MW |
Kincaid Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant located in Rosiclare Township, Jackson County, Illinois, on the banks of the Ohio River near Shawneetown and north of Paducah. The plant, commissioned in the late 1960s, supplies baseload electricity to regional grids and interacts with utilities, transmission organizations and regulatory bodies across the Midcontinent and Eastern Interconnects. Its operations connect to energy markets, environmental regulators, financial institutions and local communities.
The facility sits in southern Illinois near Ohio River crossings used by Interstate 24, U.S. Route 45, and regional rail lines operated historically by Illinois Central Railroad and contemporary freight carriers like Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation. Its proximity to water and coal transport corridors links it to mines served by companies such as Peabody Energy, Arch Resources, and Alliance Resource Partners. The plant's output historically supplied utilities including Commonwealth Edison, Ameren Corporation, and wholesale markets administered by entities like the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and PJM Interconnection.
Construction began in the 1960s amid national expansion of baseload generation led by firms such as General Electric, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and construction contractors including Bechtel Corporation. The plant was commissioned during an era shaped by policies from the Federal Power Commission and infrastructural programs influenced by leaders such as President Lyndon B. Johnson and regulatory developments like the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. Ownership and corporate structure changed through mergers and acquisitions involving firms tied to the broader histories of Exelon, Dynegy, and later Vistra Corp..
The station comprises two steam-electric units fired by bituminous coal using pulverized fuel boilers supplied originally by manufacturers like Babcock & Wilcox and steam turbines from builders such as General Electric. Generators and auxiliary systems interconnect with transformers and switchgear compliant with National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards and grid protection practices informed by North American Electric Reliability Corporation guidelines. Cooling water is withdrawn from the Ohio River and returned under permits influenced by Clean Water Act provisions administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Emissions control retrofits over time incorporated technology from vendors associated with Selective Catalytic Reduction and Flue-gas desulfurization projects commonly used in the industry.
Operational management has been executed by corporate utility operators that participate in wholesale markets overseen by organizations like Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and regional transmission operators such as MISO. Ownership lineage includes entities linked to corporate families that feature in energy sector histories like Dynegy and Vistra Energy; current commercial arrangements involve procurement relationships with coal suppliers, transmission participants such as American Transmission Company, and counterparties in capacity markets like New York Independent System Operator participants (by market interaction). Labor at the site has historically involved members of trade unions including the United Mine Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The plant's combustion of bituminous coal produces carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, emissions regulated under statutes and programs such as the Clean Air Act and interpreted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Monitoring and control measures address concerns raised by environmental organizations like Sierra Club and regulatory actions similar to litigation histories involving Natural Resources Defense Council. Acid deposition and mercury emissions have been managed in the context of national rules like the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and regional cap-and-trade discussions influenced by policy actors such as Congress and administrations across the United States. Local air quality interactions involve the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and regional planning by entities akin to Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
The plant provides jobs and tax revenues affecting counties and municipalities comparable to relationships seen with Jackson County, Illinois administrations and school districts funded similar to those in other energy-hosting communities. Economic links run to transportation industries including river barge operators like American Commercial Barge Line and rail freight provided by Norfolk Southern Railway. Community partnerships often involve philanthropic and civic institutions equivalent to United Way chapters and workforce programs coordinated with community colleges and vocational schools resembling Southeastern Illinois College.
Over its operational life the site has been subject to environmental compliance reviews, community concerns, and potential enforcement actions similar to cases prosecuted by the Environmental Protection Agency or litigated by environmental groups like Earthjustice. Discussions about plant retirements, retrofits, and market-driven closures connect to broader transitions involving stakeholders such as Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysts, state energy regulators, and policymakers who shaped policies exemplified by legislation like the Clean Power Plan proposals. Industrial incidents, workplace safety reviews and regulatory notices at comparable facilities have involved agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Category:Coal-fired power stations in Illinois