Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station

Coleman Station
Location of Coleman Station
Country	United States
Location	Hancock County, near Hawesville, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°54′N 86°47′W / 37.9°N 86.79°W / 37.9; -86.79Coordinates: 37°54′N 86°47′W / 37.9°N 86.79°W / 37.9; -86.79
Commission date	281 MW (1963) 816 MW (1969)
Owner(s)	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Power station information
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Power generation information
Installed capacity	521 MW

The Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation near Hawesville, Kentucky.

Plant Data

• Owner: Big Rivers Electric Corporation
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 521 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 174 MW (1969), 174 MW (1970), 173 MW (1971)
• Location: 4982 River Rd., Hawesville, KY 42348
• GPS Coordinates: 37.9625, -86.791667
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 3,404,057 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 10,899 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 5,320 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 110 lb.

See also

• Coal mining in Kentucky
• Global warming

References

External links

• Big Rivers website
• Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed Jan. 2009.
• Environmental Integrity Project, "Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants", July 2007.
• Facility Registry System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed Jan. 2009.
• Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.