A sign at the entrance of the Conesville Power Plant, operated by American Electric Power, in Conesville, Ohio, points visitors in the right direction. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
Employees cars are parked outside the Conesville Power Plant in Conesville, Ohio, on June 29, 2011. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
Two of the Conesville Power Plant's smokestacks. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
Inside of the American Electric Power's Power Plant in Conesville, Ohio, a spinning turbine drives a generator that produces electricity. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
Joe Balo, 91, has lived in Conesville, Ohio, his whole life. The former coal miner was mayor of the small village for more than 35 years. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
A view of the coal yard from the top of the Conesville Power Plant. The coal is washed in the water seen in the photo. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
The coal that the Conesville Power Plant burns is brought in mostly by truck and stored in the coal yard. (Photo by: Ally Marotti/WOSU)
