G. G. Allen Steam Station

G. G. Allen Steam Station

Allen Steam Station in 2013
Location of G. G. Allen Steam Station in North Carolina
Country USA
Location South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°11′25″N 81°0′30″W / 35.19028°N 81.00833°W / 35.19028; -81.00833Coordinates: 35°11′25″N 81°0′30″W / 35.19028°N 81.00833°W / 35.19028; -81.00833
Owner(s) Duke Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel coal
Power generation
Units operational 2 × 165 MWe
3 × 275 MWe

G. G. Allen Steam Station is a 1.140 GW coal-fired electricity generating facility, located in South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, on man-made Lake Wylie (part of the Catawba River). Units 1 and 2 (165 MW each) began operating in 1957; units 3, 4, and 5 (275 MW each) in 1959, 1960, and 1961 respectively.[1] Named for George Garland Allen, a former president and first chairman of the board for Duke Power, the Allen facility is the only Duke Energy station with five units under one roof. The plant is equipped with an flue-gas desulfurization system, completed in 2009, that decreases the air emissions coming from the plant.

Environmental impact

G. G. Allen Steam Station is still a major air and water polluter in the region.

The G G Allen Steam Plant scrubber

1995–2001 data

Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions, in tons per year.[2]
Year NOx SO2 CO2
200110,67337,0275,487,331
200013,05434,0585,914,264
199912,08732,1695,619,742
19989,65525,2244,508,312
199714,09040,0836,627,324
199615,18435,2915,545,956
199510,97621,2743,661,778
Toxic release inventory from G. G. Allen Steam Station for 2000.[2]
All quantities are in pounds.
Pollutant Air Land Water Total on-site releases
Ammonia 1,605 1,500 3,105
Arsenic compounds1,10549,0053,20053,310
Barium compounds4,305480,0058,400492,710
Chromium compounds99584,00560085,600
Cobalt compounds20532,0051,50033,710
Copper compounds60587,0052,20089,810
Hydrochloric acid5,300,005 5,300,005
Hydrogen fluoride340,005 340,005
Lead compounds79534,00512034,920
Manganese compounds1,205100,0054,200105,410
Mercury compounds2001103313
Nickel compounds73555,00530056,040
Sulfuric acid340,005 340,005
Vanadium compounds1,00599,005750100,760
Zinc compounds1,00560,00575061,760
TOTAL5,993,7801,080,16023,5237,097,463

References

  1. "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. 1 2 "Comment on the proposed Title V permit for G. G. Allen electric power station" (PDF). Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-21.

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