Kapstone Power Plant

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Kapstone Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 99-megawatts (MW) in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It is also known as Cogen South Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kapstone Power Plant North Charleston, South Carolina, United States 32.897056, -79.967944 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 32.897056, -79.967944

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Retired coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 99.3 subcritical 1999 2018
Unit 1, timepoint 2 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes, coal: bituminous[2] 99[2] 1999[2]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
Unit 1, timepoint 1 WestRock North Charleston[2] WestRock North Charleston [100%][2] Westrock Co [100.0%]
Unit 1, timepoint 2 WestRock North Charleston[2] WestRock North Charleston [100%][2] Westrock Co [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 1999.

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[2]


Background

Kapstone Power Plant was a coal-fired power plant. In November 2018, plant owner Kapstone Paper And Packaging was acquired by WestRock.[3] According to the US EIA, the plant now primarily burns biomass.[4]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 1,039,625 tons (2006)
  • SO2 Emissions: 1,055 tons (2002)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 3.68 lb/MWh
  • NOx Emissions: 1,487 tons (2002)
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://maps.app.goo.gl/H46GmmSu41Zbj6wK6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 09 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "WestRock Completes Acquisition of KapStone," Westrock press release, Nov 2, 2018
  4. 860, EIA, 2019

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.