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

References

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.