Gerald Gentleman Station
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Gerald Gentleman Station is an operating power station of at least 1362-megawatts (MW) in Sutherland, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Gentleman Station | Sutherland, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | 41.080981, -101.14075 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 41.080981, -101.14075
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: subbituminous | 681.3 | subcritical | 1979 |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: subbituminous | 681.3 | subcritical | 1982 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Nebraska Public Power District [100%] | Nebraska Public Power District [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Nebraska Public Power District [100%] | Nebraska Public Power District [100.0%] |
Solar Development
Energynews.us reported on July 14, 2020 that the French utility scale solar developer Photosol had acquired a lease option for a 5,000 acre area near the Gerald Gentleman Station to develop two utility scale solar systems totaling 400MW and 250MW, as well as a 325 MW battery storage system. The company has applied to the Southwest Power Pool for interconnections for the projects and received approval for the 400MW project, at the time of the article. Energynews.us stated that renewable power projects often fail because of high costs for grid connections, thus the grid connections left by retiring coal plants can become big assets for renewable developers.[1]
Carbon Capture
In October 2019, ION Clean Energy received US$5.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study on retrofitting Gerald Gentleman station with a carbon capture system. ION was reportedly planning to apply a solvent-based technology to capture CO2 emissions from the plant.[2]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 11,192,809 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 31,135 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 17,647 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 250 lb.
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Gerald Gentleman
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.[3] 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.[4]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Gerald Gentleman
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 23 | $170,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 35 | $3,900,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 400 | $21,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 16 | $390,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 15 | $6,400,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 24 | $9,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed February 2011
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Solar firm buying land rights near coal plants with eye toward transmission" Energynews.us, July 14, 2020
- ↑ "Department of Energy awards funding for Phase II of carbon capture study for Gentleman Station," Nebraska Public Power District, October 1, 2019
- ↑ "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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