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 NOx Emissions: 14,663 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 445 lb.
Coal Ash Waste and Water Contamination
In August 2010 a study released by the Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club and Earthjustice reported that Arkansas, along with 34 states, had significant groundwater contamination from coal ash that is not currently regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, in an attempt to pressure the EPA to regulate coal ash, noted that most states do not monitor drinking water contamination levels near waste disposal sites.[1] The report mentioned Arkansas based Flint Creek Power Plant and the Independence Steam Station were two sites that have groundwater contamination due to coal ash waste.[2]
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.
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External Articles
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- ↑ "Study of coal ash sites finds extensive water contamination" Renee Schoff, Miami Herald, August 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Enviro groups: ND, SD coal ash polluting water" Associated Press, August 24, 2010.
