Taconite Harbor Energy Center

{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} Taconite Harbor Energy Center was a 252.0-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by ALLETE near Schroeder, Minnesota.

Location

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Plant Data

• Owner: Minnesota Power
• Parent Company: ALLETE
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 252.0 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 84.0 MW (1957), Unit 2: 84.0 MW (1957), Unit 3: 84.0 MW (1967)
• Location: 8124 West Hwy. 61, Schroeder, MN 55613
• GPS Coordinates: 47.530765, -90.911233
• Technology: Subcritical
• Coal type: Sub-bituminous
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Spring Creek Mine (Cloud Peak), Black Thunder Mine (Arch Coal), North Antelope Rochelle Mine (Peabody Coal)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements: Unit 3 is retired in May 2015, Unit 1 & 2 are already idled in 2016 but will be retired in 2020.

Unit Retirements

On January 30, 2013, Minnesota Power announced that it will retire the 84 MW Unit 3 by 2015.

Unit 3 was retired in May 2015.

Units 1 & 2 are already idled and are scheduled for retirement in 2020.

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 1,752,752 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions:
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions:
• 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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

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

External Articles

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