Kammer Plant
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Kammer Plant is a retired power station in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kammer Plant | Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States | 39.838189, -80.818103 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 39.838189, -80.818103
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal: bituminous | 237.5 | subcritical | 1958 | 2015 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal: bituminous | 237.5 | subcritical | 1958 | 2015 |
| Unit 3 | retired | coal: bituminous | 237.5 | subcritical | 1959 | 2015 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Ohio Power Co [100%] | American Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Ohio Power Co [100%] | American Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Ohio Power Co [100%] | American Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The Kammer power station was shut down in May 2015.[1]
Both the Kammer and Mitchell plants belonged to American Electric Power.
Emissions Data (2006)
In 2006, the plant reportedly emitted 3,991,447 tons of CO2.
Proposed coal plant closures
On June 9, 2011, AEP announced that, based on impending EPA regulations as proposed, AEP’s compliance plan would retire nearly 6,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fueled power generation; upgrade or install new advanced emissions reduction equipment on another 10,100 MW; refuel 1,070 MW of coal generation as 932 MW of natural gas capacity; and build 1,220 MW of natural gas-fueled generation. The cost of AEP’s compliance plan could range from $6 billion to $8 billion in capital investment through the end of the decade.[2]
AEP’s current plan for compliance with the rules as proposed includes permanently retiring the following coal-fueled power plants:[2]
- Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, Va. – 335 MW (retired by Dec. 31, 2014);
- Kammer Plant, Moundsville, W.Va. – 630 MW (retired by Dec. 31, 2014) (pictured above)
- Kanawha River Plant, Glasgow, W.Va. – 400 MW (retired by Dec. 31, 2014);
- Philip Sporn Power Plant, New Haven, W.Va. – 1,050 MW (450 MW expected to retire in 2011, 600 MW retired by Dec. 31, 2014); and
- Picway Power Plant, Lockbourne, Ohio – 100 MW (retired by Dec. 31, 2014).
Kammer and Mitchell plants ranked 28th on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste
In January 2009, Sue Sturgis of the Institute of Southern Studies compiled a list of the 100 most polluting coal plants in the United States in terms of coal combustion waste (CCW) stored in surface impoundments like the one involved in the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill.[3] The data came from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2006, the most recent year available.[4]
Kammer and Mitchell together ranked 28th on the list, with 1,372,687 pounds of coal combustion waste released to surface impoundments in 2006.[3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ “End of an Era: 3 Coal-Fired Plants Shut down Sunday,” WV MetroNews, May 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AEP would shutter 5 coal plants to meet EPA rules" Coal Tattoo, June 9, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sue Sturgis, "Coal's ticking timebomb: Could disaster strike a coal ash dump near you?," Institute for Southern Studies, January 4, 2009.
- ↑ TRI Explorer, EPA, accessed January 2009.
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of coal-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
