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==Plant Data==
 
==Plant Data==
 
*'''Owner/Parent Company''': Aurora Energy LLC (based in Fairbanks)
 
*'''Owner/Parent Company''': Aurora Energy LLC (based in Fairbanks)
*'''Plant Nameplate Capacity''': 29.0 MW (Megawatts)
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*'''Plant Nameplate Capacity''': 32.0 MW (Megawatts)
 
*'''Units and In-Service Dates''': 1.5 MW (1952), 2.5 MW (1952), 5.0 MW (1952), 20.0 MW (1975)
 
*'''Units and In-Service Dates''': 1.5 MW (1952), 2.5 MW (1952), 5.0 MW (1952), 20.0 MW (1975)
 
*'''Location''': 1204 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99701
 
*'''Location''': 1204 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99701
 
*'''GPS Coordinates''': 64.847462, -147.733923
 
*'''GPS Coordinates''': 64.847462, -147.733923
 
*'''Electricity Production''': 180,995 MWh (2005)
 
*'''Electricity Production''': 180,995 MWh (2005)
*'''Coal Consumption''':
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*'''Coal Consumption''': 210,000 tons per year <ref>[http://www.usibelli.com/Company_customers.php Usibelli Coal Mine Customers], accessed August 2012</ref>
*'''Coal Source''':
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*'''Coal Source''': Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc., Healy, Alaska
*'''Number of Employees''':
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*'''Number of Employees''': 31 <ref>[http://www.alaskapower.org/pdf/BukiWright.pdf "Alaska Power Association 59th Annual Meeting"] presentation, by Buki Wright, President of Aurora Energy, LLC, accessed August 2012</ref>
  
 
==Emissions Data==
 
==Emissions Data==

Revision as of 05:27, 24 August 2012

{{#badges: CoalSwarm| Climate change}} Chena Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Aurora Energy LLC in Fairbanks, Alaska.


Plant Data

  • Owner/Parent Company: Aurora Energy LLC (based in Fairbanks)
  • Plant Nameplate Capacity: 32.0 MW (Megawatts)
  • Units and In-Service Dates: 1.5 MW (1952), 2.5 MW (1952), 5.0 MW (1952), 20.0 MW (1975)
  • Location: 1204 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • GPS Coordinates: 64.847462, -147.733923
  • Electricity Production: 180,995 MWh (2005)
  • Coal Consumption: 210,000 tons per year [1]
  • Coal Source: Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc., Healy, Alaska
  • Number of Employees: 31 [2]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions:
  • SO2 Emissions: 188 tons (2002)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 2.08 lb/MWh
  • NOx Emissions: 679 tons (2002)
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

Sources

  1. Usibelli Coal Mine Customers, accessed August 2012
  2. "Alaska Power Association 59th Annual Meeting" presentation, by Buki Wright, President of Aurora Energy, LLC, accessed August 2012

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