Robert Reid Power Plant
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Robert Reid Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 99-megawatts (MW) in Sebree, Kentucky, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Reid Power Plant | Sebree, Kentucky, United States | 37.645833, -87.503056 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- GEN2, Reid 1: 37.645833, -87.503056
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 99[1] | gas turbine[3] | no[3] | 1976[3] | – |
| Reid 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 96 | subcritical | – | 1966 | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Big Rivers Electric Corp [100%] | Big Rivers Electric Corp [100.0%] |
| Reid 1 | Big Rivers Electric Corp [100%] | Big Rivers Electric Corp [100.0%] |
Background
Reid Power Plant was related to Big Rivers's Green Station. Big Rivers converted Reid to natural gas in 2015.[4][5] The coal plant was shut down the same year.[6]
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Robert Reid Power Plant
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.[7] The study found that over 13,000 deaths and tens of thousands of cases of chronic bronchitis, acute bronchitis, asthma-related episodes and asthma-related emergency room visits, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, peneumonia each year are attributable to fine particle pollution from U.S. coal-fired power plants. Fine particle pollution is formed from a combination of soot, acid droplets, and heavy metals formed from sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and soot. Among those particles, the most dangerous are the smallest (smaller than 2.5 microns), 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. 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.
The table below estimates the death and illness attributable to the Robert Reid Power 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.[8]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Robert Reid Power Plant
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 10 | $77,000 |
| Heart attacks | 16 | $1,700,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 170 | $9,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 7 | $170,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 6 | $2,800,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 11 | $4,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed February 2011
Emissions Data
- CO2 Emissions: 438,984 tons (2005)
- SO2 Emissions: 9,280 tons (2005)
- SO2 Emissions per MWh: 60.37 lb/MWh
- NOx Emissions: 1,097 tons (2005)
- Mercury Emissions:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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/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 3.2 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) - ↑ "Big Rivers looking to sell two Kentucky coal plants," Platts, June 25, 2013
- ↑ "Reid Gardner Generating Station". Ashtracker. October 24, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kentucky Coal Facts, 16th edition," Department for Energy Development, Oct 21, 2016
- ↑ "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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