Charles R. Lowman Power Plant
From Global Energy Monitor
Charles R. Lowman Power Plant is a 538.0-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative near Leroy, Alabama.
Location
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)[1]
- Number of Employees:
- Unit Retirements: All units are planned for retirement in October 2020.[2][3]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 4,730,394 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 17,878 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 10,881 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 188 lb.
Coal Waste Site
Citizen Groups
See also Alabama and coal
- Black Warrior Riverkeeper
- GASP (formerly Alabama First)
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "EIA 923 March 2020" EIA 923 2020.
- ↑ "Coal-fired power plants in Leroy to shutdown in 2020," WKRG, Oct 19, 2018
- ↑ "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory" eia.gov, 860m March 2020
- 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
