WestRock Florence Power Plant

From Global Energy Monitor

WestRock Florence Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 77-megawatts (MW) in Florence, South Carolina, United States. It is also known as Florence Mill.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
WestRock Florence Power Plant Florence, South Carolina, United States 34.152889, -79.559767 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN3: 34.152889, -79.559767

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
GEN3, timepoint 1 Retired coal: unknown 79.1 subcritical 1987 2018
GEN3, timepoint 2 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), coal: bituminous, fossil liquids: unknown[2] 77[2] 1987[2]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN3, timepoint 1 WestRock-Florence[2] WestRock-Florence [100%][2] Westrock Co [100.0%]
GEN3, timepoint 2 WestRock-Florence[2] WestRock-Florence [100%][2] Westrock Co [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

GEN3: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 1987.

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[2]


Background

WestRock Florence Power Plant was a coal-fired power plant. According to the US EIA, the plant was converted to burn primarily burns biomass in 2012.[3] In November 2018, plant owner Kapstone Paper And Packaging was acquired by WestRock.[4]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 723,920 tons (2006)
  • SO2 Emissions: 3,361 tons (2002)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 12.89 lb/MWh
  • NOx Emissions: 2,927 tons (2002)
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://maps.app.goo.gl/bPZZr6Rucbs1CxZT9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 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. 860, EIA, 2019
  4. "WestRock Completes Acquisition of KapStone," Westrock press release, Nov 2, 2018

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.