James H. Miller, Jr. Electric Generating Plant
James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant | |
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Country | United States of America |
Location | West Jefferson, Alabama |
Coordinates | 33°37′55″N 87°03′38″W / 33.63194°N 87.06056°WCoordinates: 33°37′55″N 87°03′38″W / 33.63194°N 87.06056°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1978 |
Owner(s) | Alabama Power Company |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 2,640 MW |
James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant, also known as Miller Steam Plant or Plant Miller, is a coal-fired electrical generation facility sitting on approximately 800 acres in West Jefferson, Alabama.[1]
The plant has four units, the first of which opened in 1978.[2] Additional units commenced operation in 1985, 1989, and 1991, respectively. The plant contains two natural draft cooling towers.
The James H. Miller Jr. Plant was cited by The Weather Channel and the Environmental Protection Agency in 2017 as the largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the United States.[3]
References
- ↑ "Generating plants". Alabama Power. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Miller Generating Plant". PowerSouth Energy Cooperative. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ↑ "The Worst Greenhouse Polluter in America and the Place that Relies on It". The Weather Channel. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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