Archer Daniels Midland Decatur Power Plant
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Archer Daniels Midland Decatur Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 335-megawatts (MW) in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Archer Daniels Midland Decatur Power Plant | Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States | 39.870008, -88.890964 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 39.870008, -88.890964
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: bituminous | 31 | subcritical | 1987 |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal: bituminous | 31 | subcritical | 1987 |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal: bituminous | 31 | subcritical | 1987 |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal: bituminous | 31 | subcritical | 1987 |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal: bituminous | 31 | subcritical | 1994 |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal: bituminous | 75 | subcritical | 1997 |
| Unit 8 | operating | coal: bituminous | 105 | subcritical | 2005 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100%] | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry: Agriculture
Carbon Capture and Storage project
The plant was the site of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project. The project aimed to drill down to a 600-million-year-old layer of sandstone, where developers hoped to bury about 1 million metric tons of CO2. The project was estimated to cost US$84 million, with $66.7 million contributed by the Department of Energy. The project made the most progress of any other federally-sponsored coal sequestration project in the U.S. By 2009, the drillers had dug through 5,300 feet and had 2,700 feet remaining before they reached the sandstone layer.[1]
On June 30, 2013, major construction of CO2 compression, dehydration, and transport facilities was completed. On April 15, 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI draft permit for the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Illinois ICCS project. The final Class VI well permit was issued on September 26, 2014. On June 23, 2014, the installation of the major equipment for the substation was completed and the substation was energized on November 24, 2014. Work commenced on the Class VI injection well on January 11, 2015.[2]
The ADM project received the U.S. EPA’s UIC Class VI injection well permit effective April 7, 2017, and started commercial operations accordingly. The project can achieve a total CO2 injection capacity of approximately 1 Mtpa.[2] The captured CO2 is transported to a nearby injection well for dedicated geological storage.[3]
According to reporting from September 2024, the US EPA had issued a violation notice to ADM over alleged breaches of its injection well permit and the Safe Drinking Water Act. In its notice to the company, the EPA stated that ADM did not monitor the well in line with permit conditions, had allowed the injection of CO2 into “unauthorized zones”, and failed to follow the provisions of the emergency response and remediation plan. ADM confirmed that it had detected corrosion in part of one of its two monitoring wells.[4][5][6]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 1,142,168 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions:
- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Archer Daniels Midland project aims to bury carbon dioxide," LA Times, April 7, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Archer Daniels Midland Company," US Department of Energy, accessed Oct 2017
- ↑ "Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage," Global CCS Institute, updated 04/10/2017
- ↑ “First US CO2 injection well violates permit — EPA,” E&E News, September 13, 2024
- ↑ “ADM violates US water laws, permit after leak at carbon capture project,” Reuters, September 13, 2024
- ↑ “Re: Notice of Violation of Safe Drinking Water Act at CCS#2 Well (IL-115-6A-0001) Injection Well in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois and Opportunity to Confer,” US Environmental Protection Agency, August 14, 2024
Additional data
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