AES Somerset Generation Plant

Somerset Generation Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by AES near Barker, New York.



Plant Data

 * Owner: AES Somerset LLC
 * Parent Company: AES
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 655 MW
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 655 MW (1984)
 * Location: 7725 Lake Rd., Barker, NY 14012
 * GPS Coordinates: 43.353, -78.596278
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source:
 * Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 5,069,620 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions: 2,573 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
 * 2006 NOx Emissions: 4,307 tons
 * 2005 Mercury Emissions: 15 lb.

The following table gives more info on this plant's SO2 emissions levels, as well as on whatever SO2 emissions "scrubbers" (Flue Gas Desulfurization units, or FGDs) have been installed at the plant. Each of the plant's units is listed separately, and at the bottom overall data for the plant is listed.

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