Coyote Station
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Coyote Station is an operating power station of at least 450-megawatts (MW) in Beulah, Mercer, North Dakota, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Coyote Station | Beulah, Mercer, North Dakota, United States | 47.221236, -101.814883 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 47.221236, -101.814883
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: lignite | 450 | subcritical | 1981 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [10%]; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co [25%]; Otter Tail Power Co [35%]; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc [30%] | Otter Tail Power Co [35.0%]; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc [30.0%]; MDU Resources Group Inc [25.0%]; NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [10.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Coyote Creek mine
Reversed divestment
In April 2023, Otter Tail Power stated that they would no longer be divesting from the power station, which they had announced two years earlier. The company cited increased demand for the power from cryptocurrency miners.[1]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 3,658,089 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 11,472 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 11,291 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 300 lb.
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Coyote Station
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.[2] The study found that over 13,000 deaths and tens of thousands of cases of chronic bronchitis, acute bronchitis, asthma-related episodes and asthma-related emergency room visits, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, peneumonia each year are attributable to fine particle pollution from U.S. coal-fired power plants. Fine particle pollution is formed from a combination of soot, acid droplets, and metals formed from sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and soot. Among those particles, the most dangerous are the smallest (smaller than 2.5 microns), 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. 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. The table below estimates the death and illness attributable to Coyote Station. 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.[3]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Coyote Station
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 16 | $120,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 25 | $2,800,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 280 | $15,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 12 | $280,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 10 | $4,500,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 17 | $6,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed February 2011
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Otter Tail Power to keep stake in North Dakota coal plant," KVRR, April 7, 2023
- ↑ "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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