White Bluff Power Plant
White Bluff Power Plant is a base load coal-fired power station in Redfield, Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 1,800 MW and a net summer capacity of 1,638 MW.[1] The plant is owned and operated by Entergy and has one of the tallest chimneys in the world at 305 metres (1,001 ft), built in 1980.
In 2018, Entergy announced it will close the plant by 2028.[2]
Emissions[]
In 2013, Environment America ranked the plant 42 on its list of the 100 dirtiest coal-fired power stations in the U.S., reporting that its 2011 emissions were equivalent to 2.16 million passenger vehicles.[3]
The plant released 10,250,228 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2012 according to the EPA.[4] The emissions in metric tons comprised:
- Carbon dioxide: 10,172,525
- Methane: 24,688
- Nitrous oxide: 53,015
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Energy Mapping System". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Entergy to phase out two coal-fired plants in Arkansas". Arkansas Online. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ EPA Facility Level GHG Emissions Data, Environmental Protection Agency, retrieved 2014-02-25
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Coordinates: 34°25′25″N 92°08′26″W / 34.42361°N 92.14056°W
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