肯塔基电力获准在西弗吉尼亚建冷却塔：耗资 1.91 亿美元，须以能源部 5100 万拨款为条件
肯塔基州公共服务委员会已批准肯塔基电力公司（Kentucky Power）在西弗吉尼亚州 Mitchell 燃煤电厂新建一座冷却塔的计划，造价 1.91 亿美元。Mitchell 电厂位于 Moundsville 附近，肯塔基电力持有其 50% 股权。
批准附带条件：该项目还须获得西弗吉尼亚州公共服务委员会批准，且肯塔基电力与其姊妹公司 Wheeling Power 须拿到美国能源部 5100 万美元拨款，以减轻用户负担。新塔将替换一座已有 55 年、结构受损、存在倒塌风险的混凝土冷却塔。肯塔基电力发言人 Sarah Lynch 发表声明，对批准表示欢迎，称这是重要投资。
肯塔基电力十多年前购入 Mitchell 电厂半数股权，以替代 Lawrence 县 Big Sandy 电厂的燃煤产能；去年底，肯塔基州委员会批准其在 2028 年后继续持有该份额。该公司约 16.2 万名用户的电费在州内属最高之列，州委员会今年 7 月对其管理与运营启动了调查。（GSM 据 WEKU 报道）
Kentucky Power Cleared to Build $191 Million Cooling Tower in West Virginia, Contingent on $51 Million DOE Grant
Kentucky's Public Service Commission has approved Kentucky Power's plan to build a new cooling tower at the Mitchell coal plant in West Virginia, at a cost of $191 million. The Mitchell plant, near Moundsville, is 50 percent owned by Kentucky Power.
The approval carries conditions: the project must also win approval from West Virginia's Public Service Commission, and Kentucky Power and its sister company Wheeling Power must receive a $51 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to offset costs to customers. The new tower will replace a 55-year-old concrete cooling tower that is structurally compromised and at risk of failure. Company spokeswoman Sarah Lynch welcomed the decision in a statement, calling it an important investment.
Kentucky Power acquired its half share of Mitchell more than a decade ago to replace coal generation at the Big Sandy plant in Lawrence County; late last year, Kentucky's commission approved the company keeping its 50 percent stake beyond 2028. The utility's roughly 162,000 customers pay some of the highest bills in the state, and the commission opened an investigation into its management and operations in July. (GSM, based on reporting by WEKU)
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