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| Type | Public (NYSE: DPL) |
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| Headquarters | 1065 Woodman Dr. Dayton, OH 45432 |
| Area served | OH |
| Key people | Paul M. Barbas, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer, Distributor, and Utility |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | $1.52 billion (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $221.8 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 1,333 (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | Dayton Power & Light Co. (OH) DPL Energy DPL Energy Resources |
| Website | DPLInc.com |
DPL Inc. is a regional energy company. DPL’s principal subsidiaries include the Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L); DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER). DP&L, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over 515,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of peaking generation facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling to major industrial and commercial customers.
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Power portfolio
Out of its total 5,469 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (0.51% of the U.S. total), DPL produces 64.4% from coal, 33.8% from natural gas, and 1.9% from oil. 95.7% of DPL's generating capacity comes from power plants in Ohio, and 4.3% comes from Indiana.[2]
Existing coal-fired power plants
DPL had 11 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 3,521 MW of capacity. Here is a list of DPL's coal power plants:[2][3][4]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
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| J.M. Stuart | OH | Adams | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 | 2441 MW | 13,400,000 tons | 103,649 tons |
| Killen | OH | Adams | 1982 | 666 MW | 4,258,000 tons | 22,825 tons |
| Hutchings | OH | Montgomery | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 | 414 MW | 597,000 tons | 3,530 tons |
In 2006, DPL's 3 coal-fired power plants emitted 18.3 million tons of CO2 and 130,000 tons of SO2 (0.9% of all U.S. SO2 emissions).
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DPL, Inc., BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
