Burlington Generating Station

Burlington Generating Station is a 212.0-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station operated by Interstate Power and Light near Burlington, Iowa.

Location

The plant is located on the Mississippi River south of Burlington, Iowa.

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Plant Data

• Owner: Interstate Power and Light
• Parent Company: Alliant Energy
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 212.0 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 212.0 MW (1968)
• Location: 4282 Sullivan Slough Rd., Burlington, IA 52601
• GPS Coordinates: 40.741200, -91.116670
• Technology: Subcritical
• Coal type: Sub Bituminous
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Belle Ayr Mine (Bluegrass Commodities), North Antelope Rochelle Mine (Peabody)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: Scheduled for retirement or fuel switch to natural gas before the end of 2021.

Unit Retirement

The coal plant is planned for retirement at the end of 2021. In its 2019 10K filing, Alliant Energy confirmed its plans for fuel switching or retiring Burlington by December 31, 2021.

Emissions Data

• CO₂ Emissions: 1,551,488 tons (2006), 1,480,711.84 tons (2008)
• SO₂ Emissions: 4,352.68 tons (2008)
• SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• NO_x Emissions: 1,042.19 tons (2008)
• Mercury Emissions:

Coal Waste Sites

• Burlington Generating Station Ash Seal Pond
• Burlington Generating Station Economizer Ash Pond
• Burlington Generating Station Lower Ash Pond
• Burlington Generating Station Main Ash Pond
• Burlington Generating Station Upper Ash Pond

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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Iowa and coal
• Alliant Energy
• United States and coal
• Global warming

External Articles

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