Gavin Power Plant

{{#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.

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: 38.9347, -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 NO_x Emissions: 33,960 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 507 lb.

Articles and Resources

Sources

• 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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Ohio and coal
• American Electric Power
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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