Lewis & Clark Station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} Lewis & Clark Station is a 50.0-megawatt (MW) lignite coal-fired power station owned and operated by MDU Resources near Sidney, Montana.

Location

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Plant Data

• Owner: MDU Resources
• Parent Company: MDU Resources
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 50.0 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 50.0 MW (1958)
• Location: Hwy. 23, Sidney, MT 59270
• GPS Coordinates: 47.678875, -104.157368
• Technology: Subcritical
• Coal type: Lignite
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Savage Mine (Westmoreland Coal)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: Unit is scheduled for retirement in 2020.

Unit Retirements

In February 2019 plant owner MDU said the plant is scheduled for retirement in 2020. MDU’s plan to close the plant came just three years after the company installed US$16 million in pollution controls at the plant to comply with federal Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The costs were passed on to customers.

Emissions Data

• CO₂ Emissions: 441,039 tons (2005)
• SO₂ Emissions: 839 tons (2005)
• SO₂ Emissions per MWh: 5.83 lb/MWh
• NO_x Emissions: 793 tons (2005)
• Mercury Emissions:

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.
• Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.
• NETL Coal Power Plant Database, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2007.
• AirData Query Database, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed April 2009.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Montana and coal
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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