Coffeen Power Station

Coffeen Power Station
Country United States
Location Coffeen, Illinois
Coordinates 39°03′33″N 89°24′11″W / 39.05917°N 89.40306°W / 39.05917; -89.40306Coordinates: 39°03′33″N 89°24′11″W / 39.05917°N 89.40306°W / 39.05917; -89.40306
Status Operational
Commission date Unit 1: 1965
Unit 2: 1972
Owner(s) Dynegy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Cooling source Coffeen Lake
Power generation
Units operational 2
Nameplate capacity 915 MW

Coffeen Power Station is a 915 megawatt (MW) coal power plant located south of Coffeen, Illinois near Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Montgomery County, Illinois. The plant is owned by Dynegy.[1]

History

The plant has two units: Unit 1 began operation in 1965 and Unit 2 began operation in 1972.[2] Initially, coal was delivered via conveyor belt from a nearby coal mine.[3] Today, the plant has low-sulfur coal delivered from the Powder River Basin.[4] The plant is cooled by Coffeen Lake which was built to support the power plant in mind.[5] The plant went through several mid-life updates with the installation of sulfur dioxide (SO
2) scrubbers in 2010 and the replacement of cyclones in 2011.[2] Hitachi's division of Hitachi Power Systems were contracted to manufacture the scrubbers.[6] The scrubber installations were to comply with the State of Illinois' Multi-Pollutant Standards (MPS) set in 2006.[7] Formerly ran by Central Illinois Public Service Company and later Ameren, Ameren sold the plant to current owner Dynegy in 2013.[3][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dynegy in Illinois" (PDF). Dynegy. February 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Neville, Angela (October 1, 2011). "Top Plant: Coffeen Energy Center, Montgomery County, Illinois". Power Magazine. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Plunkett, Mike (November 5, 2015). "Coffeen Power Plant Celebrates 50 Years". The Journal-News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Peabody Energy Honors Cleanest Coal-Fueled Power Plants in the United States". Power Engineering. December 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "About Coffeen Lake". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hitachi Power Systems America Awarded Retrofit Contract By Ameren Corporation". Hitachi. August 22, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Title 35: Environmental Protection Subtitle B: Air Pollution Chapter I: Pollution Control Board Subchapter c: Emission Standards and Limitations for Stationary Sources Part 225 Control of Emissions from Large Combustion Sources Section 225.233 Multi-Pollutant Standards (MPS)". Illinois General Assembly. 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Yeagle, Patrick (December 12, 2013). "Power plant giveaway wins pollution pass". Illinois Times. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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