{{#badges: CoalSwarm| Climate change}} Westover Generation Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by AES near Johnson City, New York.
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Plant Data[]
- Owner: AES Westover LLC
- Parent Company: AES
- Plant Nameplate Capacity: 119 MW
- Units and In-Service Dates: 44 MW (1943), 75 MW (1951)
- Location: 720 Riverside Dr., Johnson City, NY 13790
- GPS Coordinates: 42.111389, -75.974111
- Coal Consumption:
- Coal Source:
- Number of Employees:
Emissions Data[]
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 615,505 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions:
- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
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.[1][2]
| Unit # | Year Built | Capacity | MWh Produced (2005) | SO2 Emissions (2005) | SO2 Emissions per MWh (2005) | Average Annual Coal Sulfur Content | FGD Unit Type | FGD In-Service Year | FGD SO2 Removal Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1943 | 44 MW | 186,370 MWh | 3,437 tons | 36.88 lb./MWh | 2.00% | none installed | ||
| 8 | 1951 | 75 MW | 613,413 MWh | 7,642 tons | 24.92 lb./MWh | 1.96% | none installed | ||
| Total | 119 MW | 799,783 MWh | 11,079 tons | 27.71 lb./MWh |
Articles and Resources[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Coal Power Plant Database, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2007.
- ↑ EIA-767, Energy Information Administration, 2005.
- Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed Jan. 2009.
- Environmental Integrity Project, "Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants", July 2007.
- Facility Registry System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed Jan. 2009.
- Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.
Related SourceWatch Articles[]
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- New York and coal
- AES
- United States and coal
- Global warming