Charles R. Lowman Power Plant

Charles R. Lowman Power Plant is a retired 538.0-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative near Leroy, Alabama.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the site of the now retired coal plant on Carson Road in Leroy, Alabama.

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Plant Data

• Owner: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
• Parent Company: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 538.0 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 66.0 MW (1969), Unit 2: 236.0 MW (1978), Unit 3: 236.0 MW (1980)
• Location: Carson Road, Leroy, AL 36548
• GPS Coordinates: 31.488167, -87.910477
• Technology: Subcritical
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Calvert City Terminal (Alliance Energy)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: All units are planned for retirement in 2020. The plant was retired in October 2020.

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 4,730,394 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 17,878 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 10,881 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 188 lb.

Coal Waste Site

• Charles R. Lowman Power Plant FGD

Citizen Groups

See also Alabama and coal

• Black Warrior Riverkeeper
• GASP (formerly Alabama First)

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
• Alabama and coal
• PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
• United States and coal
• Global warming