Ohio's Sammis Power Station Shuts Down Unit 6 for Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Information Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 780-megawatt (MW) Coal Unit 6 at Sammis Power Station in Stratton, Ohio, was shut down early on Saturday, August 23, due to an air-heater leak. The plant is owned by FirstEnergy Generation Corporation (NYSE:FE) (Akron, Ohio).

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Plant officials said that they have analyzed the issue and are making necessary repairs. They plan perform a wash before bringing the unit back online by Tuesday.

The Sammis Plant has seven generating units with a total capacity of 2,468 megawatts (MW) when at full load.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company that serves 6 million customers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

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