Green River Plant
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Green River Plant is a cancelled power station in Green River, Utah, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Green River Plant | Green River, Utah, United States | 38.98023, -110.098693 (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 | 500 | unknown | 2010 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Southern California Edison Co [100.0%] |
Background
In January 2009, Southern California Edison (SCE) presented a proposal to the Utah state trust lands agency to build a $2.5 billion "clean-coal" power plant on federal land near Green River, Emery County. SCE also proposed leasing nearby state-owned land for a carbon waste storage operation.
According to the Sierra Club, the power company was seeking a $200 million Department of Energy grant, and proposed to pipe the captured carbon dioxide to a nearby sequestration facility that would pump the gas into underground saltwater aquifers.[1]
In November 2010, the Sierra Club reported that the developers failed to receive the DOE grant. In addition, Southern California Edison's request for a rate increase the partially fund the project had been denied by the California Public Utilities Commission. The Sierra Club concluded that the project was highly unlikely to move forward.[2] The project was presumed shelved and likely cancelled.[3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "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 January 2011. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed January 2011. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of coal-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
