Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station Explained

Coleman Station
Country:	United States
Location:	Hancock County, near Hawesville, Kentucky
Coordinates:	37.9625°N -86.7917°W
Owner:	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Th Fuel Primary:	Bituminous coal
Ps Cooling Source:	Ohio River
Ps Electrical Capacity:	521 MW
Commissioned:	281 MW (1963) 816 MW (1969)

The Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station was a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation near Hawesville, Kentucky.

Plant Data

Owner: Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Plant Nameplate Capacity: 521 MW (Megawatts)
Units and In-Service Dates: 174 MW (1969), 174 MW (1970), 173 MW (1971)
Location: 4982 River Rd., Hawesville, KY 42348
GPS Coordinates: 37.9625, -86.791667
Coal Consumption:
Coal Source:
Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

2006 CO₂ Emissions: 3,404,057 tons
2006 SO₂ Emissions: 10,899 tons
2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
2006 NO_x Emissions: 5,320 tons
2005 Mercury Emissions: 110 lb.

See also

Coal mining in Kentucky

External links

Big Rivers website
Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed January 2009.
Environmental Integrity Project, "Dirty Kilowatts: America's Most Polluting Power Plants", July 2007.
Facility Registry System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed January 2009.
Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed February 2009.