Polk Power Station Unit 6
From Global Energy Monitor
In 2006, TECO Energy proposed to build an additional unit at the existing Polk Power Station near Tampa in Polk County, Florida. There is already an operational 250 MW IGCC coal plant at the site.[1]
In October, 2007, the company suspended the project, citing the governor’s push to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and related potential cost increases.[2] Tampa Electric intends to explore natural gas and renewables as alternatives for the cancelled plant.[3]
Project Details
Sponsor: Tampa Electric
Location: Polk County, FL
Size: 630 MW
Type: IGCC
Projected in service: 2013
Status: Cancelled
Resources
References
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed January 2008. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals).
- ↑ "Tampa Electric Backs Off Polk Plant," The Ledger, October 4, 2007.
- ↑ "Tampa Electric Cancels Plans for New Coal Plant in Florida," Energy Online, October 5, 2007.
Related GEM.wiki articles
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Existing U.S. Coal Plants
- US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)
- Coal plants cancelled in 2007
- Coal plants cancelled in 2008
- Coal plant litigation
- Florida and coal
- State-by-state guide to information on coal in the United States (or click on the map)
External links
- "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power Generation", National Energy Tech Lab, May 2007, page 10. (Pdf)
- Polk Power Station, Tampa Electric, undated, accessed January 2008.
