Archer Daniels Midland Clinton Power Plant

Clinton Cogeneration Plant is a 180.0-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by Archer Daniels Midland near Clinton, Iowa.

Location

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Plant Data

• Owner: Archer Daniels Midland
• Parent Company: Archer Daniels Midland
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 211.4 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 2: 3.5 MW (1940), Unit 1: 7.5 MW (1954), Unit 3: 9.4 MW (1965), Unit 4: 4.0 MW (1974), Unit 5: 7.0 MW (1991), Unit 1A: 75.0 MW (2009), Unit 2A: 105.0 MW (2009)
• Location: 1251 Beaver Channel Pkwy., Clinton, IA
• GPS Coordinates: 41.808002, -90.232833
• Technology: Subcritical Fluidized Bed Technology
• Coal type: Sub Bituminous and Bituminous
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: North Antelope Rochelle Mine (Peabody), Viper Mine (Viper)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: Units 1 - 5 retired in 2008

Background

The first five units of the power plant, built in the 1940s to 1990s and totaling 31.4 MW, were retired in 2008. Two new units totaling 180 MW began operating one year later, in 2009.

Emissions Data

• CO₂ Emissions: 499,781 tons (2006), 923,141.42 tons (2008)
• SO₂ Emissions: 5,287 tons (2002)
• SO₂ Emissions per MWh: 53.99 lb/MWh
• NO_x Emissions: 5,003 tons (2002)
• Mercury Emissions:

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.
• Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.
• NETL Coal Power Plant Database, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2007.
• AirData Query Database, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed April 2009.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Iowa and coal
• Archer Daniels Midland
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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