As much as 296 MW of new hydroelectric capacity are to be constructed on Ohio River locks and dams under a development plan of American Municipal Power-Ohio. The Columbus-based utility plans to generate a total of 191 MW at three facilities. Preliminary plans for a fourth station that would generate 105 MW have not been finalized.
Plans include a 35-MW plant at Willow Island, W. Va., an 84-MW plant at Cannelton, Ind., and a 72-MW plant at Smithland locks and dam in Livingston County, Ky. A 105-MW station at the Captain Meldahl lock and dam near Cincinnati could also be part of the program.