Independence Power Plant

Independence Power Plant
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Official nameEntegy Independence Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationNewark, Independence County, Arkansas
Coordinates35°40′38″N 91°24′35″W / 35.67722°N 91.40972°W / 35.67722; -91.40972
StatusOperational
Commission date1983 (unit 1), 1984 (unit 2)
OwnerEntergy (31%)
Power generation
Units operational2
Nameplate capacity1,678 MW
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Independence Power Plant is a 1,678-megawatt coal-fired base load power plant near Newark, Arkansas. The plant has two units, rated at 850 MWe each, that came online in 1983 and 1984.[2] The plant is owned in part by Entergy Arkansas. It has a 305-meter chimney built in 1983.

Emissions

In 2013, Environment America ranked the plant 35th on its list of the 100 dirtiest coal-fired power stations in the U.S., reporting that its 2011 emissions were equivalent to 2.3 million passenger vehicles.[3]

The plant released 10,787,400 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2012 according to the EPA.[4] The emissions in metric tons comprised:

Phase-out plan

In 2018, the owner Entergy announced a plan to close the plant by 2030.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Entergy Statistical Report and Investor Guide 2012" (PDF). Entergy. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  3. ^ Schneider, Jordan; Madsen, Travis (September 2013). "America's Dirtiest Power Plants: Their Oversized Contribution to Global Warming and What We Can Do About It" (PDF). Environment America Research & Policy Center. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ EPA Facility Level GHG Emissions Data, Environmental Protection Agency, retrieved 2014-02-25
  5. ^ "Entergy to phase out two coal-fired plants in Arkansas". Arkansas Online. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-07-18.



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