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Frank E. Ratts Generating Station

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Rising eight stories above the ground, the Ratts Station stood on a foundation that was an acre of concrete 4 feet (1.2 m) thick, extending to a depth of 6 feet (1.8 m) beneath the turbine generators and boilers. In addition to two concrete stacks, each 300 feet (91 m) high, the
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Per consent decree the Frank E. Ratts station was closed and idled/shut down completely. It was torn down during late 2016 and early 2017 and the site has been graded and seeded.
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generating station was equipped with environmental controls and monitors; these included updated precipitators for the removal of
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of electricity with two turbine generators that began commercial operation in 1970. It was owned by
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Hoosier Energy Agreement Marks 20th Settlement Under EPA’s Power Plant Enforcement Initiative
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On December 29, 2014 Unit 2 of Frank E. Ratts facilities was shut down per consent decree.
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Most of the fuel for the facility was mined within a radius of 20 miles (32 km).
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was Indiana’s first electric cooperative power plant, located on the
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