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'''Fernandina Beach Power Plant''' was a 118.4-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by Westrock in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Both units were converted from coal to using wood waste solids. The plant provides power and steam to the Westrock Fernandina Beach paperboard manufacturing facility.
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'''Fernandina Beach Mill''' is owned and operated by Westrock in Fernandina Beach, Florida.  
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The mill used to run mainly on coal from two turbines, but the two turbines now use primarily biomass. According to WestRock, "Fernandina’s WestRock mill uses various types of fuel based on pricing and availability. Fuel types range from coal, bark, natural gas, and oil. The plant is 99% self-sufficient on electricity, and utilizes 60% of its energy from renewable sources", presumably biomass and wood waste.<ref>Susan Hardee Steger, [https://fernandinaobserver.com/uncategorized/westrock-celebrates-80th-anniversary-of-fernandina-beach-mill/ "WestRock celebrates 80th anniversary of Fernandina Beach mill,"] Fernandina Observer, November 12, 2018</ref> 
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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*'''Parent Company''': Westrock
 
*'''Parent Company''': Westrock
 
*'''Plant Nameplate Capacity''': 118.4 MW (Megawatts)
 
*'''Plant Nameplate Capacity''': 118.4 MW (Megawatts)
*'''Units and In-Service Dates''': Unit 6: 74.4 MW (1982), Unit 5: 44 MW (1988)
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*'''Units and In-Service Dates''': Unit 5: 37.4 MW (1982), Unit 6: 59.5 MW (1988)
 
*'''Location''': North 8th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
 
*'''Location''': North 8th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
 
*'''GPS Coordinates''': 30.681589, -81.45622
 
*'''GPS Coordinates''': 30.681589, -81.45622
 
*'''Technology:'''  
 
*'''Technology:'''  
*'''Coal type:'''
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*'''Coal type:''' Bituminous
 
*'''Coal Consumption''':
 
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*'''Coal Source''':
 
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*'''Number of Employees''':
 
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*'''Unit Retirements:''' Units 5 and 6 were converted from coal to wood waste solids. <ref>https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/ 2017 database</ref> <ref>https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/873-usa/fossil-fuels-energy/10212-fernandina-beach-rocktenn-coal-power-plant</ref>
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*'''Unit Retirements:''' As of 2017, Units 5 and 6 use a variety of fuels, primarily wood waste solids.<ref>https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/ 2017 database</ref><ref>https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/873-usa/fossil-fuels-energy/10212-fernandina-beach-rocktenn-coal-power-plant</ref>
  
 
==Emissions Data==
 
==Emissions Data==

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Fernandina Beach Mill is owned and operated by Westrock in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

The mill used to run mainly on coal from two turbines, but the two turbines now use primarily biomass. According to WestRock, "Fernandina’s WestRock mill uses various types of fuel based on pricing and availability. Fuel types range from coal, bark, natural gas, and oil. The plant is 99% self-sufficient on electricity, and utilizes 60% of its energy from renewable sources", presumably biomass and wood waste.[1]

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  • Owner: Westrock
  • Parent Company: Westrock
  • Plant Nameplate Capacity: 118.4 MW (Megawatts)
  • Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 5: 37.4 MW (1982), Unit 6: 59.5 MW (1988)
  • Location: North 8th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
  • GPS Coordinates: 30.681589, -81.45622
  • Technology:
  • Coal type: Bituminous
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  • Number of Employees:
  • Unit Retirements: As of 2017, Units 5 and 6 use a variety of fuels, primarily wood waste solids.[2][3]

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