Herbert Wagner Generating Station
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Herbert Wagner Generating Station is an operating power station of at least 906-megawatts (MW) in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Wagner Generating Station | Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States | 39.178833, -76.52733 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 4, Unit 2, Unit 3: 39.178833, -76.52733
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 133[1] | steam turbine[1] | no[1] | 1956[1] | 2025 (planned)[3] |
| 4 | Operating[4] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] | 414.7[4] | steam turbine[4] | no[4] | 1972[4] | 2025 (planned)[3] |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 136 | subcritical | – | 1959 | 2020 |
| Unit 3 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 359 | supercritical | – | 1966 | 2023 |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.A. Wagner LLC [100%] | Talen Energy Corp [100.0%] |
| 4 | H.A. Wagner LLC [100%] | Talen Energy Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | H.A. Wagner LLC [100%] | Talen Energy Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | H.A. Wagner LLC [100%] | Talen Energy Corp [100.0%] |
Ownership
The plant was originally constructed by a predecessor company of Constellation Energy, which was later purchased by Exelon in 2012. On August 9, 2012, Exelon announced that it had reached an agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, for the sale of the Crane Generating Station, Brandon Shores Generating Station, and Herbert Wagner Generating Station to Raven Power Holdings LLC, a newly formed portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC, for approximately US$400 million. Exelon committed to divest the plants as condition for regulatory approval of its merger with Constellation Energy to alleviate concerns regarding potential market power in the regional wholesale electricity market.[5]
Talen Energy assumed ownership of the plant on June 1, 2015, under Riverstone Holdings, LLC.[6]
Unit retirements
Talen Energy retired coal-fired Unit 2 in 2020.[7]
In November 2020, Talen Energy announced plans to end coal-fired generation at Herbert Wagner by the end of 2025, pending approval by state regulators.[8][9]
In late 2023, Talen converted coal Unit 3 to an oil-fired unit.[10][7]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 3,340,874 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions:
- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Wagner Generating 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.[11] 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.[12]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from Wagner Generating Station
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 22 | $160,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 38 | $4,100,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 360 | $19,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 18 | $410,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 14 | $6,000,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 16 | $6,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed March 2011
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240209181521/https://www.pjm.com/-/media/planning/gen-retire/deactivation-notices/wagner-deactiviation-notice.ashx. Archived from the original on 09 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240204144749/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/xls/eia8602022.zip. Archived from the original on 04 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Exelon (Aug 9, 2012). "Exelon Agrees to Sell Three Maryland Coal Plants to Raven Power Holdings LLC". Press release. Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Corporation, Talen Energy. "Talen Energy Debuts as One of the Largest Independent Power Producers in U.S." www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 “PJM requests delayed retirement of Maryland fossil-fired units, citing reliability concerns,” Power Engineering, January 12, 2024
- ↑ “Talen Energy Announces Transformational Move Toward a Sustainable, ESG-Focused Future,” Talen Energy, November 10, 2020
- ↑ “Sierra Club and Stoney Beach Association statements on Talen Energy’s commitment to stop burning coal by the end of 2025,” Sierra Club, November 10, 2020
- ↑ Letter to PJM Interconnection, Talen Energy, December 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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