Kapstone Power Plant
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Kapstone Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 99-megawatts (MW) in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It is also known as Cogen South Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kapstone Power Plant | North Charleston, South Carolina, United States | 32.897056, -79.967944 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 32.8999, -79.9667
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - unknown, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) | 99.3 | subcritical | 1999 | 2018 |
| Unit 1 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), coal - bituminous, bioenergy - paper mill wastes[1] | 99[1] | – | 1999[1] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | WestRock North Charleston [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | WestRock North Charleston[1] | WestRock North Charleston[1] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal - unknown, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), coal - bituminous, bioenergy - paper mill wastes in 2016.
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
- Captive industry: Power
Background
Kapstone Power Plant was a coal-fired power plant. In November 2018, plant owner Kapstone Paper And Packaging was acquired by WestRock.[2] According to the US EIA, the plant now primarily burns biomass.[3]
Emissions Data
- CO2 Emissions: 1,039,625 tons (2006)
- SO2 Emissions: 1,055 tons (2002)
- SO2 Emissions per MWh: 3.68 lb/MWh
- NOx Emissions: 1,487 tons (2002)
- Mercury Emissions:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "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) - ↑ "WestRock Completes Acquisition of KapStone," Westrock press release, Nov 2, 2018
- ↑ 860, EIA, 2019
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
