Franklin Fine Paper power station
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Franklin Fine Paper power station is an operating power station of at least 36-megawatts (MW) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is also known as Franklin Mill, International Paper Franklin Mill.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Fine Paper power station | Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States | 36.6807, -76.9135 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit GEN9: 36.6807, -76.9135
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit GEN9 | operating[2] | bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 36[2] | 1977[2] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit GEN9 | International Paper CO[1] | International Paper CO[1] |
Background
The Franklin Fine Paper mill and power station was built by Union Camp. Company near Franklin, Virginia, and began operation in 1970 and was retired in 2009. International Paper Co bought the mill in 1999 after it acquired Union Camp Corp. in a $7.9 billion transaction. At the time, Union Camp employed about 2,600 workers in the Franklin area.[3] The mill produced about 740,000 tons a year of uncoated freesheet and coated paperboard.
In October 2009, after the 2008 recession, International Paper Co. announced that it would close its paper mill outside Franklin in the spring of 2010 due to reduced demands for those paper products. They fired the 1,100 workers who were working at the mill.[4] Nearly 4% of Franklin and surrounding counties' the work force was employed by the mill at the time.[3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/fii_query_detail.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110000560492.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blackwell, John; Ress, David (October 23, 2009). "Closing of paper mill another blow to Franklin". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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Additional data
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