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Barry Photograph courtesy of Power |
Colbert Location: AL Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority Configuration: 4 X 200 MW, 1 X 550 MW Operation: 1955-1965 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE, Parsons EPC: TVA Quick facts: The plant is named after George Colbert, a chief of the Chickasaw Indian Nation in the early 19th century. Photograph courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority |
Gadsden Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 2 X 69 MW CHP Operation: 1978-1991 Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE, WH Quick facts: In 1995, a 5,000ft steam supply line was built to the nearby Goodyear tire plant. Saturated steam flows range from 40-120,000 lbs/hr. Photograph courtesy of Power |
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Green County Photograph courtesy of Southern Company |
Charles R Lowman Location: AL Operator: PowerSouth Configuration: 1 X 66 MW, 2 X 258 MW Operation: 1969-1980 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: BW, RS T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & McDonnell Quick facts: Plant Lowman is on the Tombigbee River and is PowerSouth’s primary generating resource. Construction on Unit-1 started in 1965 and work on Units 2&3 began in 1976. The plant burns around 1.5mn tpy of coal transported to the plant by barge and rail. Units 2&3 were designed and installed with FGD systems, some of the first in the USA, and the system was upgraded in 2009 with a Chiyoda CT-121 scrubber serving all three boilers. SCR systems were added to Units 2&3 in 2008. Photograph courtesy of PoweSouth |
James H Miller Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 4 X 706 MW Operation: 1978-1991 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: SCS Quick facts: In Apr 2006, Alabama Power announced it would spend $200mn to retrofit Units 3&4 with SCR and FGD scrubbers. Photograph courtesy of Power |
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Widows Creek Photograph courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 20-Jan-2013