Warrick Power Plant
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Anderson Township, Warrick County, near Newburgh, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 37°54′53″N 87°20′01″W / 37.91472°N 87.33361°WCoordinates: 37°54′53″N 87°20′01″W / 37.91472°N 87.33361°W |
| Status | Active |
| Commission date | Unit 1: April, 1960 Unit 2: January, 1964 Unit 3: October, 1965 Unit 4: October, 1970 |
| Owner(s) | AGC Division of APG Inc., Alcoa |
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| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
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| Maximum capacity | 755 MWe |
Warrick Generating Station is a 755-MWe coal-fired electricity-generating station, located southeast of Newburgh in Warrick County. It sits on the north bank of Ohio River, downstream of the F. B. Culley Generating Station. Owned and operated by Alcoa, Warrick has three identical 144-MWe units built in the early 1960s, and a larger 323-MWe unit built in 1970.[1]
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[edit] Environmental impact
[edit] Sulphur dioxide emissions
In 2006, Warrick Plant was the third most-polluting major power station in the US in terms of sulphur dioxide gas emission rate: it discharged 32.69 pounds (14.83 kg) of SO2 for each MWh of electric power produced that year (92,919 tons of SO2 per year in total).[2] With the installment of scrubbers at the Gallagher Station in 2008, it is likely to move to the 2nd spot on the nation's list of the dirtiest power plants.
[edit] Waste heat
Warrick Plant discharges all of its waste heat (about twice its electrical output) into Ohio River.
[edit] References
- ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Dirty Kilowatts 2007 Report Database". Environmental Integrity Project. http://www.dirtykilowatts.org/. Retrieved May, 2008.
[edit] External links
- http://www.vectren.com/web/eenablement/learn_about/environmental_stewardship/air_quality_i.jsp
- Barges hauling coal up the Ohio River with the F. B. Culley and Warrick Power Stations in the background
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