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| − | A 2010 report by the [[Environmental Integrity Project]] | + | A [http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/news_reports/news_03_17_10.php 2010 report] by the [[Environmental Integrity Project]] using [[EPA]] data found that Gavin is the 12th worst [[mercury and coal|mercury]] polluter in the United States, emitting 937 pounds of mercury in 2008, the most recent year for data, up from 435 pounds in 2007, a 115.4 percent increase from 2007. Despite more than doubling its mercury emissions, the coal-fired plant is within mercury-emission limits set by the state. An American Electric Power spokeswoman told the Columbus Dispatch the increase at Gavin was due to a switch to a different type of coal that contained more mercury.<ref>[http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/woub/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1625326/news/More.mercury.at.Gavin "More mercury at Gavin"] WOUB, March 18, 2010.</ref> |
==Articles and Resources== | ==Articles and Resources== | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 30 May 2010
{{#badges: Climate change |CoalSwarm}} The General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by American Electric Power near Cheshire, Ohio.
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Plant Data
- Owner: Ohio Power Company
- Parent Company: American Electric Power
- Plant Nameplate Capacity: 2,600 MW
- Units and In-Service Dates: 1,300 MW (1974), 1,300 MW (1975)
- Location: 7397 State Rte. 7 North, Cheshire, OH 45620
- GPS Coordinates: 38.9367, -82.1158
- Coal Consumption:
- Coal Source:
- Number of Employees:
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 16,997,449 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 24,787 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 33,960 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 507 lb.
"High Hazard" Surface Impoundments
Gavin Plant's Fly Ash Pond and Bottom Ash Pond surface impoundments are on the EPA's official June 2009 list of Coal Combustion Residue (CCR) Surface Impoundments with High Hazard Potential Ratings. The rating applies to sites at which a dam failure would most likely cause loss of human life, but does not assess of the likelihood of such an event.[1]
Gavin ranked 10th in terms of largest carbon dioxide emissions
According to a 2009 report by Environment America, "America's Biggest Polluters," the Gavin Power Plant is the tenth dirtiest plant in the nation, releasing 19.1 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2007. Ranking is based upon Environmental Protection Agency data.[2]
Gavin and Mercury
A 2010 report by the Environmental Integrity Project using EPA data found that Gavin is the 12th worst mercury polluter in the United States, emitting 937 pounds of mercury in 2008, the most recent year for data, up from 435 pounds in 2007, a 115.4 percent increase from 2007. Despite more than doubling its mercury emissions, the coal-fired plant is within mercury-emission limits set by the state. An American Electric Power spokeswoman told the Columbus Dispatch the increase at Gavin was due to a switch to a different type of coal that contained more mercury.[3]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ Coal waste
- ↑ "America's Biggest Polluters: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants in 2007" Environment America, November 24, 2009
- ↑ "More mercury at Gavin" WOUB, March 18, 2010.
Related SourceWatch Articles
- Existing U.S. Coal Plants
- Ohio and coal
- American Electric Power
- United States and coal
- Global warming
- Coal
External Articles
- 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.
