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The Riverbend Steam Station was a 454-MW coal-fired electrical power plant owned by Duke Energy. It was originally slated for decommissioning in 2015 but was closed in April 2013. The four-unit station was named for a bend in the Catawba River on which it was located. Riverbend was considered a cycling station to be brought on line to supplement supply when electricity demand was highest. Four gas-fired combustion turbine units were also housed on the site but were retired in October 2012.