Seminole Generating Station
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Seminole Generating Station is an operating power station of at least 1918-megawatts (MW) in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seminole Generating Station | Palatka, Putnam, Florida, United States | 29.733883, -81.6324 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- SCCF, Unit 1, Unit 2: 29.733883, -81.6324
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCCF | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 1183[1] | combined cycle[2] | no[3] | 2023[1] | – |
| Unit 1 | Retired[4] | coal: bituminous | 735.9 | subcritical | – | 1984 | 2024[4] |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous | 735.9 | subcritical | – | 1985 | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SCCF | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100%] | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100%] | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100%] | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc [100.0%] |
Retirement plans
As of 2021, Seminole’s capacity expansion plan included a new advanced, large-frame two-on-one natural gas combined cycle unit under construction adjacent to the existing Seminole Generating Station Plant (Seminole Combined Cycle Facility or SCCF). Construction on SCCF began during the first quarter of 2020 and was expected to commence service in the fourth quarter of 2022, coinciding with the removal of one Seminole coal unit from service.[5]
The combined cycle unit of 1,183.2 MW became operational in April of 2023. The coal-fired Unit 1 was slated for retirement in January 2024.[6]
According to Energy Information Administration monthly reports, coal-fired Unit 1 retired in January 2024.[7]
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 9,737,169 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 22,773 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 22,719 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 140 lb.
Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Seminole 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.[8] 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 Seminole Generating Station. 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.[9]
Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from the Seminole Generating Station
| Type of Impact | Annual Incidence | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 10 | $75,000,000 |
| Heart attacks | 14 | $1,600,000 |
| Asthma attacks | 160 | $8,000 |
| Hospital admissions | 7 | $170,000 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 6 | $2,700,000 |
| Asthma ER visits | 10 | $4,000 |
Source: "Find Your Risk from Power Plant Pollution," Clean Air Task Force interactive table, accessed February 2011
Citizen groups
- Big Bend Climate Action Team
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Environment Florida
- Florida Wildlife Federation
- Save It Now, Glades
- Sierra Club Florida Chapter
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210418200451/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2020.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240527234359/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/january_generator2024.xlsx. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Ten-Year Site Plan: 2021 – 2030 (Detail as of December 31, 2020), Florida PSC filing, April 1, 2021
- ↑ "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860)". eia.gov. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860)," US EIA, January 2024
- ↑ "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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