Warrick Power Plant

Warrick Power Plant is a 822.8-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by Alcoa near Newburgh, Indiana.

Location

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Plant Data

• Owner:
  • Unit 1-3: Alcoa Generating Corp. 100%
  • Unit 4: Alcoa Generating Corp. 50%, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company 50%
• Parent Company: Alcoa, Vectren
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 822.8 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 166.6 MW (1960), Unit 2: 166.6 MW (1964), Unit 3: 166.6 MW (1965), Unit 4: 323.0 MW (1970)
• Location: 4000 S.R. 66, Newburgh, IN 47629
• GPS Coordinates: 37.913972, -87.332306
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company will end its 50% co-ownsership of unit 4 in 2023.

Background

The power plant supplies power to Alcoa's Warrick aluminum smelter. It is also knowns as the Sigeco-Warrick Power Plant after its partial owner Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company.

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 6,199,079 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions:
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions:
• 2005 Mercury Emissions:

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
• Indiana and coal
• Alcoa
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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