Chambers Cogeneration power station
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Chambers Cogeneration power station is a retired power station in Carney's Point, Salem, New Jersey, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers Cogeneration power station | Carney's Point, Salem, New Jersey, United States | 39.693028, -75.486244 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- ': 39.693028, -75.486244
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retired | coal: bituminous | 285 | subcritical | 1993 | 2022 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Owner | Parent |
|---|---|
| Chambers Cogeneration LP [100%] | EXCALIBUR POWER LLC [60.0%]; I Squared Capital [40.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): both
- Captive industry: Chemicals
- Non-industry use: both
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Bailey Mine
Background
Chambers Cogeneration power station is a 285 MW (261 MW net) pulverized coal-fired facility located in southwest New Jersey. It began commercial operation in 1994, and is co-owned by Atlantic Power and Starwood Energy Group.[1]
According to the Atlantic Power website: "The facility sells the majority of its generating capacity and electrical output to Atlantic City Electric (ACE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon Corp., under a long-term power purchase agreement expiring in March 2024. Chambers Cogeneration also sells electricity and steam to the adjacent Chambers Works facility owned by Chemours Co., pursuant to a long-term contract expiring in March 2024. Capacity and energy not sold to Chemours or under the ACE PPA is sold at market prices under a separate Power Sales Agreement with ACE that is renewed annually."[1]
In 2015, Chambers paid a court-order $2.5 million to Carneys Point Township.[2]
As of September 2020, plant owner Starwood was debating on closing the Chambers by the end of 2020.[3]
In March 2022, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a petition to modify the power purchase agreement between ACE and Chambers Cogeneration Ltd. Under the modified agreement, Chambers Cogeneration expected to end coal-fired generation in May 2022.[4]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 2,647,185 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions:
- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Carneys Point 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.[5] 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.[6]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Carneys Point Generating Plant
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 37 | $270,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 61 | $6,700,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 580 | $30,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 28 | $650,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 21 | $9,500,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 24 | $9,000 |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chambers, Carney's Point, New Jersey," Atlanticpower.com, accessed May 2020.
- ↑ "Under court order, cogeneration plant owners pay Carneys Point $2.5 million".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Warren, Michael Sol (2020-09-24). "N.J.'s last 2 coal power plants could soon close and not everyone is happy about it". nj.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ “New Jersey’s Last Two Coal Power Plants to Close within Months,” Power Magazine, March 24, 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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