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R. Gallagher Generating Station
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<p>The R. Gallagher Generating Station was a four-unit <a href="/facts/Fossil_fuel_power_station/ryQElUJs">coal-burning power plant</a> located along the <a href="/facts/Ohio_River/wSAPrwfS">Ohio River</a> some two miles (3 km) downstream from <a href="/facts/New_Albany%2c_Indiana/t1EnkdFf">New Albany, Indiana</a> in southernmost <a href="/facts/Floyd_County%2c_Indiana/4CjLUWhv">Floyd County, Indiana</a>. The total aggregate capacity (year-around) of the plant's four identical units was 560<a href="/facts/Megawatt/VK8oqRrm">MW</a>. Unit 2 began operating in 1958; unit 1 in 1959; unit 3 in 1960 and unit 4 in 1961. In early 2012, both Units 1 and 3 were retired. Units 2 and 4 continued to operate because Duke Energy installed baghouses, greatly reducing the pollution and meeting the current standards set by the EPA. The plant's 2012 output was 280 megawatts (each unit is rated at 140 megawatts). The plant is connected to the grid by 138 and 230 kilovolt transmission lines. </p>