Cherokee Station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm| Climate change}} Cherokee Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Xcel Energy near Denver, Colorado.
Contents
- 1 Citizen action against Cherokee
- 1.1 November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO
- 1.2 November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO
- 1.3 November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO
- 1.4 Public opposition to Cherokee Generating Station in Colorado
- 2 Plant Data
- 3 Emissions Data
- 4 Articles and Resources
Citizen action against Cherokee
November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO
Protesters dressed as clowns visited Colorado Governor Ritter's office to urge him to "stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Environmental groups are opposed to Xcel Energy's request to renew expired permits at its Cherokee and Valmont Stations and want the state to pursue clean energy options instead. New research has shown that nitrogen oxide emissions are clouding lakes, changing lake biology, and threatening the aquatic life in the Colorado mountains.[1]
November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO
Local residents packed a public hearing by state air-quality regulators, urging officials to deny Xcel's request to renew its permit for Cherokee Station. More than 50 people spoke in opposition to the plant and advocated for a switch to cleaner energy sources. Residents argued that at minimum, regulators should work with Xcel to ramp up natural-gas systems at the plant, and then switch to solar and wind as those technologies mature.[2]
November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO
Fifteen activists demonstrated outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) to demand the denial of Xcel Energy's request to renew its air permit for Cherokee Station. The protesters greeted DPHE employees as they arrived for work and called on the department to close the coal plant. Protestors staged a "die-in" to call attention to the harmful health and environmental effects of coal. Other activists wore hazmat suits and roped off the area with "Global Warming Crime Scene" tape.[3]
Public opposition to Cherokee Generating Station in Colorado
Plant Data
- Owner: Public Service Company of Colorado
- Parent Company: Xcel Energy
- Plant Nameplate Capacity: 801 MW (Megawatts)
- Units and In-Service Dates: 125 MW (1957), 125 MW (1959), 170 MW (1962), 381 MW (1968)
- Location: 6198 Franklin St., Denver, CO 80216
- GPS Coordinates: 39.807697, -104.962996
- Coal Consumption:
- Coal Source:
- Number of Employees:
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 5,468,495 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 7,116 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 10,203 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 119 lb.
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ Bruce Finley, "Protesters want Colorado to 'stop clowning around' on clean air," Denver Post, November 19, 2009.
- ↑ Bruce Finley, "Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant," Denver Post, November 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Denver N30:Local Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Dept. of Public Health and Environment in Protest over Coal," It's Getting Hot in Here, November 30, 2009.
- 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.
- Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.
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