Campbell Generating Plant
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Campbell Generating Plant is an operating power station of at least 1540-megawatts (MW) in West Olive, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. It is also known as JH Campbell power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Generating Plant | West Olive, Ottawa, Michigan, United States | 42.910296, -86.20074 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 42.910296, -86.20074
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: subbituminous | 265 | subcritical | 1962 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: bituminous | 404 | supercritical | 1967 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal: bituminous | 871 | subcritical | 1980 | 2025 (planned) |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Consumers Energy Co [100%] | CMS Energy Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Consumers Energy Co [100%] | CMS Energy Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Consumers Energy Co [93%]; other [6%] | CMS Energy Corp [93.3%]; other [6.7%] |
Unit Retirements
CMS Energy planned to retire two of the power station's coal-fired units by 2031, and the final third coal unit by 2040. The decision was part of the utility's pledge to eliminate the use of coal to generate electricity by 2040.[1]
In June 2021, Consumers Energy announced plans to speed up the retirement of all 3 units of the Campbell Generating Plant closure to 2025, pending approval by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). Units 1 and 2 would close 6 years earlier and unit 3 would close 15 years earliers then previously planned.[2]
In June 2022, Consumer Energy's Integrated Resource Plan was approved by the MPSC.[3]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 9,017,689 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 36,790 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 15,359 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 402 lb.
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Campbell Generating Plant
In 2010, Abt Associates issued a study commissioned by the Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, quantifying the deaths and other health effects attributable to fine particle pollution from coal-fired power plants.[4] Fine particle pollution consists of a complex mixture of soot, heavy metals, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Among these particles, the most dangerous are those less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are so tiny that they can evade the lung's natural defenses, enter the bloodstream, and be transported to vital organs. Impacts are especially severe among the elderly, children, and those with respiratory disease. The study found that over 13,000 deaths and tens of thousands of cases of chronic bronchitis, acute bronchitis, asthma, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, and pneumonia each year are attributable to fine particle pollution from U.S. coal plant emissions. These deaths and illnesses are major examples of coal's external costs, i.e. uncompensated harms inflicted upon the public at large. Low-income and minority populations are disproportionately impacted as well, due to the tendency of companies to avoid locating power plants upwind of affluent communities. To monetize the health impact of fine particle pollution from each coal plant, Abt assigned a value of $7,300,000 to each 2010 mortality, based on a range of government and private studies. Valuations of illnesses ranged from $52 for an asthma episode to $440,000 for a case of chronic bronchitis.[5]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Campbell Generating Plant
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 140 | $1,000,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 230 | $25,000,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 2,300 | $120,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 100 | $2,400,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 86 | $38,000,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 140 | $51,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed February 2011
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Last coal plant on the Saginaw Bay goes offline in 2023," M Live, June 13, 2018
- ↑ "CMS utility Consumers Energy accelerating Campbell coal-fired, Karn dual-fuel closures" Power-eng.com, June 24, 2021
- ↑ "MPSC Approves Settlement Moving Consumers Energy Beyond Coal in 2025" Earthjustice, June 23, 2022
- ↑ "The Toll from Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America's Dirtiest Energy Source," Clean Air Task Force, September 2010.
- ↑ "Technical Support Document for the Powerplant Impact Estimator Software Tool," Prepared for the Clean Air Task Force by Abt Associates, July 2010
Additional data
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