G. G. Allen Steam Station
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Allen Steam Station in 2013
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 Location of G. G. Allen Steam Station in North Carolina
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| Country | USA |
| Location | South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina |
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| Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 165 MWe 3 × 275 MWe |
G. G. Allen Steam Station is a 1.140 GW coal-fired electricity generating facility, located in South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, on man-made Lake Wylie (part of the Catawba River). Units 1 and 2 (165 MW each) began operating in 1957; units 3, 4, and 5 (275 MW each) in 1959, 1960, and 1961 respectively.[1] Named for George Garland Allen, a former president and first chairman of the board for Duke Power, the Allen facility is the only Duke Energy station with five units under one roof. The plant is equipped with an flue-gas desulfurization system, completed in 2009, that decreases the air emissions coming from the plant.
Environmental impact
G. G. Allen Steam Station is still a major air and water polluter in the region.
1995–2001 data
| Year | NOx | SO2 | CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10,673 | 37,027 | 5,487,331 |
| 2000 | 13,054 | 34,058 | 5,914,264 |
| 1999 | 12,087 | 32,169 | 5,619,742 |
| 1998 | 9,655 | 25,224 | 4,508,312 |
| 1997 | 14,090 | 40,083 | 6,627,324 |
| 1996 | 15,184 | 35,291 | 5,545,956 |
| 1995 | 10,976 | 21,274 | 3,661,778 |
| Pollutant | Air | Land | Water | Total on-site releases |
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| Ammonia | 1,605 | 1,500 | 3,105 | |
| Arsenic compounds | 1,105 | 49,005 | 3,200 | 53,310 |
| Barium compounds | 4,305 | 480,005 | 8,400 | 492,710 |
| Chromium compounds | 995 | 84,005 | 600 | 85,600 |
| Cobalt compounds | 205 | 32,005 | 1,500 | 33,710 |
| Copper compounds | 605 | 87,005 | 2,200 | 89,810 |
| Hydrochloric acid | 5,300,005 | 5,300,005 | ||
| Hydrogen fluoride | 340,005 | 340,005 | ||
| Lead compounds | 795 | 34,005 | 120 | 34,920 |
| Manganese compounds | 1,205 | 100,005 | 4,200 | 105,410 |
| Mercury compounds | 200 | 110 | 3 | 313 |
| Nickel compounds | 735 | 55,005 | 300 | 56,040 |
| Sulfuric acid | 340,005 | 340,005 | ||
| Vanadium compounds | 1,005 | 99,005 | 750 | 100,760 |
| Zinc compounds | 1,005 | 60,005 | 750 | 61,760 |
| TOTAL | 5,993,780 | 1,080,160 | 23,523 | 7,097,463 |
References
External links
- Allen Steam Station, Duke Energy website.
