Harding Street Generating Station
| Harding Street Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°42′34″N 86°11′48″W / 39.70944°N 86.19667°WCoordinates: 39°42′34″N 86°11′48″W / 39.70944°N 86.19667°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 3 (oil): Sept, 1941 Unit 4 (oil): June, 1947 Unit 5 (gas) June, 1958 Unit 6 (gas:)May, 1961 Unit 7 (gas) July, 1973 Unit IC1 (oil): 1967 Units GT1–GT3 (oil): May, 1973 Unit GT4 (gas): 1994 Unit GT5 (gas): 1995 Unit GT6 (gas): 2002 |
| Owner(s) | AES Indiana |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas, distillate fuel oil |
| Turbine technology | Steam, gas turbine |
| Cooling source | White River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,196 MWe |
The Harding Street Station (formerly Elmer W. Stout Generating Station[1]) is a 12-unit, 1,196 MW nameplate capacity, gas-, and oil-fired generating station[2] located at 3700 South Harding Street, Indianapolis. It is owned by AES Indiana, a subsidiary of AES (formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light).
Environmental impact[]
Sulphur dioxide[]
With its oldest coal-fired unit dating back to 1958, the plant was ranked 12th on the United States list of dirtiest power plants in terms of sulphur dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour of electrical energy produced from coal in 2006. The new flue gas desulphurization system (FGS), also known as a scrubber, and the new stack are expected to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions by 97 percent, and NOxemissions, as well as other pollutants, by some 87 percent.[citation needed]
IPL stopped burning coal at the Harding Street facility in February 2016 and refueled the units to natural gas.
See also[]
- List of power stations in Indiana
- Global warming
References[]
- ^ Glischinski, Steve (2007). Regional Railroads of the Midwest. Saint Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780760323519. OCLC 68786766.
- ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
External links[]
- [1] at SourceWatch
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