Cash Creek Generation
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Cash Creek Generation is a cancelled power station in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Creek Generation | Henderson County, Kentucky, United States | 37.8417, -87.586396 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 770 | integrated gasification combined cycle | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Erora Group [100.0%] |
Background
The Erora Group has proposed to build a 770 megawatt (MW) Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) coal plant near Owensboro, in Henderson County, Kentucky. In October 2006, the company announced that it had received financing commitments from global energy financier, the D. E. Shaw Group.[1]
In January 2007, GE Energy Financial Services acquired 20% of the project. The draft permit for the plant has been issued.[2]
In June 2007, the Warrick County Commissioners and the Newburgh Town Council voted to formally object to the air pollution permit for the plant. At a highly contentious public hearing on June 29, dozens of area residents expressed opposition to the plant.[3] On Nov. 30, 2007, Erora announced that the Kentucky Division for Air Quality had approved the air permit for the plant; the project still needs additional regulatory approval, and construction is expected to begin in 2008.[4] Valley Watch is leading the opposition to the plant.
On October 2, 2008, Erora Group submitted a revised PSD air permit application to the Kentucky Division of Air Quality for the plant.[5]
On February 17, 2009, the Sierra Club filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an order requiring the EPA to grant or deny Sierra Club's petitions against the Title V Operating Permit. The deadline for the EPA ruling was nearly one year ago.[6]
On April 3, 2009, the Sierra Club filed comments on the Clean Water Act permit application. Erora has proposed to fill 1,545 feet of intermittent streams with gasifier slag. As of May, the air permit application is still under review by the Kentucky Division of Air Quality [7]
In July 2010, the Kentucky Division of Water announced it is holding a public hearing to invite comments on a wastewater discharge permit for the plant. The state had issued a final wastewater permit for the plant in February. But it made revisions to it after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in May 2010 challenged the issuance of the permit.[8]
After being place on hold since 2012, the plant was presumed cancelled.[9][10] A new permit for the project as a producer of "replacement" natural gas was anticipated. The new permit would supercede the previously permitted project.
Citizen Groups
- Valley Watch, contact [at] valleywatch.net
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "The D. E. Shaw Group Invests in The ERORA Group", Erora Group Press Release, October 18, 2006. (Pdf)
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed January 2008. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- ↑ “Power Plant Hearing Fills Up”, Evansville Courier Press, June 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Kentucky Advanced-Coal Project Obtains Air Permit", Reuters, November 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed May 2009. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed May 2009. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed May 2009. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- ↑ "Public hearing for western Ky. coal plant" Lexington Herald Leader, July 15, 2010.
- ↑ “Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants,” National Energy Technology Lab, May 2007, page 14. (Pdf)
- ↑ "Cash Creek IGCC" Sierra Club, accessed June 4, 2014.
Additional data
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