Independence Steam Station

{{#badges: Climate change |CoalSwarm}} Independence Steam Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Entergy near Newark, Arkansas.

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Plant Data

• Owner: Entergy Arkansas
• Parent Company: Entergy
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 1,700 MW
• Units and In-Service Dates: 850 MW (1983), 850 MW (1984)
• Location: 555 Point Ferry Rd., Newark, AR 72562
• GPS Coordinates: 35.672971, -91.407961
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 12,485,094 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 26,172 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 14,663 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 445 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
• Arkansas and coal
• Entergy
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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