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'''WPS Niagara Generating Facility''' is a coal-fired power station in Niagara Falls, New York.
 
'''WPS Niagara Generating Facility''' is a coal-fired power station in Niagara Falls, New York.
 
On November 15, 2019, the Somerset Operating Company announced plans to close the plant in 90 days. Plant owner Riesling Power LLC cited stricter state emissions rules as well as "deteriorating market conditions." The closure will mark the end of coal-fired energy generation in the state.<ref>[https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/somerset-operating-company-to-close-in-days/article_b9dcf519-a352-5c21-82fa-663b0bf21567.html "Somerset Operating Company to close in 90 days,"] Lockport Journal, Nov 18, 2019</ref>
 
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==

Latest revision as of 03:48, 20 November 2019

WPS Niagara Generating Facility is a coal-fired power station in Niagara Falls, New York.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Niagara Falls, New York.


Plant Data

  • Owner: WPS Power Development
  • Parent Company: Integrys
  • Plant Nameplate Capacity: 56.0 MW (Megawatts)
  • Units and In-Service Dates: 56.0 MW (1991)
  • Location: 5300 Frontier Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14304
  • GPS Coordinates: 43.083903,-79.006891
  • Electricity Production: 230,245 MWh (2005)
  • Coal Consumption:
  • Coal Source:
  • Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 473,567 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions: 980 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 8.51 lb/MWh (2005)
  • NOx Emissions: 387 tons (2005)
  • Mercury Emissions:

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