Joliet 29 Generating Station

{{#badges: Climate change |CoalSwarm}} Joliet 29 Generating Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Edison International near Joliet, Illinois.

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Plant Data

• Owner: Midwest Generations EME LLC
• Parent Company: Edison International
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 1,320 MW
• Units and In-Service Dates: 660 MW (1965), 660 MW (1966)
• Location: 1800 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436
• GPS Coordinates: 41.495703, -88.130534
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 6,450,657 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 14,360 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 3,486 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 347 lb.

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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Illinois and coal
• Edison International
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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