International Paper Savannah Mill
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International Paper Savannah Mill is an operating power station of at least 154-megawatts (MW) in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| International Paper Savannah Mill | Savannah, Georgia, United States | 32.102123, -81.126383 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 10, Unit 9: 32.102123, -81.126383
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE10, timepoint 2 | Operating[2] | bioenergy: paper mill wastes, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: unknown[2] | 83[2] | – | – | 1998[2] | – |
| Unit 10, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) | 82.8 | subcritical | – | 1998 | 2009 |
| Unit 9, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) | 71.2 | subcritical | yes[3] | 1981 | 2015 |
| Unit 9, timepoint 2 | Operating[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 71.2[4] | steam turbine[4] | yes[3] | 2015[5][6] | – |
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 | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE10, timepoint 2 | International Paper[2] | International Paper Co [100%][2] | International Paper Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 10, timepoint 1 | International Paper[2] | International Paper Co [100%][2] | International Paper Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 9, timepoint 1 | International Paper[2] | International Paper Co [100%][2] | International Paper Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 9, timepoint 2 | International Paper[2] | International Paper Co [100%][2] | International Paper Co [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 10: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 1998.
Unit 9: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2015.
Project-level captive use details
Ending Use of Coal
Unit 10 of the plant was originally constructed as a coal-burning unit but switched to primarily burning biomass in 2007, but continued to co-fire coal until 2015. Unit 9 switched from coal to natural gas between 2014 and 2015. Fuel switch information is based on the EIA860 and EIA923 databases, not clear on the exact moment of switching, last coal delivery was in 2015.[8][9]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 1,044,578 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions:
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions:
- 2005 Mercury Emissions:
Legislative issues
House Bill 276, proposed by Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), would put a 5-year moratorium on building new coal plants and eliminate the burning of Appalachian coal mined by mountaintop removal by mid-2016. The Appalachian Mountain Preservation Act would gradually prohibit Georgia coal consumers from using Central Appalachian mountaintop removal beginning in 2011. The bill is backed by environmental groups including Appalachian Voices but received strong opposition from POWER4Georgians, a coalition of 10 electric co-operatives seeking to build a $2 billion 850-megawatt supercritical coal plant in Washington County.[10][11]
Citizen groups
- CleanPower4Georgians
- Fall-line Alliance for Clean Environment
- Focus the Nation
- Friends of the Chattahoochee
- GreenLaw
- Sierra Club Georgia Chapter
- Co-op Conversations Georgia
- Cobb Alliance for Smart Energy
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/zfPhNY6RbK9gGrBF9.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230131223830/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/archive/xls/eia8602014.zip. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230131223859/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/archive/xls/eia8602015.zip. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.internationalpaper.com/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "EIA 860 generator database" eis.gov, accessed June 2020
- ↑ "EIA 923 2015" EIA 923 2015.
- ↑ "Georgia bill proposes moratorium on new coal plants," Reuters, February 4, 2009.
- ↑ Margaret Newkirk, "Bill would restrict coal power plants," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 4, 2009.
Additional data
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