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{{CoalSwarmMoved to GEM}}==Introduction==Wisconsin had 70 coal-fired power plants in 2005, with 7,123 MW of capacity - representing 42.5% of the state's total electric generation capacity.<ref>[http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epat2p2.html Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005], Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.</ref> In 2006, Wisconsin's coal-fired power plants produced 43.7 million tons of CO<sub>2</sub>, 185,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, and 65,000 tons of nitrogen oxide; coal-fired power plants were responsible for 41.7% of the state's total CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. In 2005, Wisconsin emitted 18.9 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> per person; the state had the 29th highest per capita level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.<ref>[http://www.eredux.com/states/state_detail.php?id=1128&state=WISCONSIN Wisconsin Energy Consumption Information], eRedux website, accessed June 2008.</ref> No coal was mined in Wisconsin in 2006.<ref>[http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table2.html Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, County, and Mine Type], Energy Information Administration, accessed June 2008.</ref> ==Citizen activism== ==History== ==Legislative issues== ==Citizen groups== ==Coal lobbying groups== ==Power companies== ==Existing coal plants== ==Major coal mines== ==Resources=====References===<references/> ===Related SourceWatch articles===*[[Existing U.S. Coal Plants]]*[[:category:US_proposed_coal_plants|US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)]]*[[:Category:Cancelled_US_coal_plant_proposals|Cancelled coal plant proposals]] *[[Coal plants cancelled in 2007]] *[[Coal plants cancelled in 2008]] *[[:Category:Active_US_coal_plant_proposals|Active coal plant proposals]] ===External links=== [[Category:Energy]]
