Black River Generating Facility
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Black River Generating Facility is an operating power station of at least 56-megawatts (MW) in Fort Drum, New York, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Black River Generating Facility | Fort Drum, New York, United States | 44.036717, -75.771528 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit GEN1: 44.0365, -75.772
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - unknown | 55.5 | subcritical | 1989 | 2013 |
| Unit GEN1 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), other - other, fossil liquids - unknown[1] | 56[1] | – | 1989[1] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Black River Generation LLC [100.0%] | – |
| Unit GEN1 | Black River Generation LLC[1] | Black River Generation LLC[1] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), other - other, fossil liquids - unknown in 2013.
Ownership
On June 28, 2004, Energy Investors Funds Group announced that its U.S. Power Fund acquired Black River Energy and its assets including Black River Generating Facility in New York.[2]
The plant was purchased by ReEnergy Holdings of Riverstone Holdings LLC in December 2011 and was converted to biomass in 2013.[3]
Background
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group was invested in the Black River Generating Facility from 2012-2019. [Source forthcoming, this section is under construction]
GEM is a part of a consortium of groups studying private equity's impacts on climate. More information about this and other deals can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.
During the time Carlyle was invested in Black River, EPA emissions data[4] were as follows:
| Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2012 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 |
| 106 | 21442 | 37232 | 29194 | 52545 | 63354 | 72778 | 69786 |
| Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2012 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 |
| 0 | 820 | 906 | 954 | 1,032 | 1,058 | 1,079 | 940 |
Emissions Data
- CO2 Emissions:
- SO2 Emissions: 684 tons (2002)
- SO2 Emissions per MWh: 3.84 lb/MWh
- NOx Emissions: 345 tons (2002)
- Mercury Emissions:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory". US Energy Information Administration. 44655. Archived from the original on 44655. Retrieved 44655.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=,|date=, and|archive-date=(help) - ↑ "Energy Investors Funds’ US Power Fund, L.P. Acquires Black River Energy, L.P." EIF News, July 19, 2004.
- ↑ "ReEnergy Black River," ReEnergy Black River, accessed Jan 2017
- ↑ "GHG Facility Details". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
