Independence Power Plant | |
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Official name | Entegy Independence Plant |
Country | United States |
Location | Newark, Independence County, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 35°40′38″N 91°24′35″W / 35.67722°N 91.40972°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1983 (unit 1), 1984 (unit 2) |
Owner(s) | Entergy (31%) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 |
Nameplate capacity | 1,678 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.
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:
In 2018, the owner Entergy announced a plan to close the plant by 2030. [5]