Coal-Fired Power Plants in North & South Carolina

Asheville Location: NC Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas Configuration: 2 X 207 MW Operation: 1964-1971 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: RS, B&W T/G supplier: WH, GE EPC: Ebasco, Brown & Root Quick facts: From 2005-2007, B&W and WorleyParsons completed a retrofit of FGD scrubbers and SCR systems at Asheville. The FGD at Asheville-1 was the first in North Carolina when completed in Nov 2005. Photograph courtesy of Babcock & Wilcox Posted 17 Dec 2006	Buck Location: NC Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas Configuration: 2 X 38 MW, 1 X 80 MW, 1 X 40 MW, 2 X 125 MW Operation: 1926-1953 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Duke Power Quick facts: This plant on the Yadkin river is named after James Buchanan "Buck" Duke, founder of Duke Power Co. Construction on Units 1&2 started 23 Nov 1925 and the units went commercial on 18 Oct and 6 Nov 1926, respectively. The two sets were retired in 1979. Coal used at Buck was mostly sourced from KY, VA, and WV. Only the two 125-MW sets remain in service. Unit-3 had a GE J-1 steam turbine and went commercial on 8 Jun 1941. When it retired on 20 May 2011, it had run for almost 70yrs , the longest service record of any unit in GE's active fleet of large steam T/G sets. Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Posted 6 Sep 2009	Belews Creek Location: NC Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas Configuration: 2 X 1,120 MW Operation: 1974-1975 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: WH EPC: Duke Power Quick facts: This large power station on Belews Lake in Stokes County has supercritical, cross-compound units and consistently ranks among the most efficient coal-fired facilities in the USA. Annual coal burn is about 6.1mn tons. Cooling water is provided by Belews Lake, a man-made reservoir built with the power plant. In 2003/04, Duke completed a $450mn program to retrofit Babock Power SCR systems at Belews Creek, the largest such project in the nation to that date with a peak construction work force of over 2,000. The SCR catalysts and ancillary equipment are housed in two 30-story steel structures and reduce NOX emissions by up to 85%. In May 2005, Duke initiated construction of a $500mn FGD scrubber retrofit project. The Alstom equipment is expected to reduce SO2 emissions by up to 95% with significant reductions in mercury emissions as well. Stone & Webster was EPC contractor for the FGD. Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Re-posted 4 Aug 2010
Cliffside 5&6 Location: NC Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas Configuration: 1 X 571 MW, 1 X 878 MW Operation: 1972-2012 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: CE, Babcock-Hitachi T/G supplier: GE. Toshiba EPC: Bechtel, Shaw Quick facts: Cliffside-6 started construction on 30 Jan 2008. The project cost about $1.8bn and resulted in 1,600 new construction jobs and an annual construction payroll of about $100mn. Units 1-4 were retired when Unit-6 went commercial. Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Posted 4 Feb 2012	Cross Location: SC Operator: Santee Cooper Configuration: 1 X 540 MW, 1 X 620 MW, 1 X 600 MW Operation: 1984-2007 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: CE, FW, Alstom T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & Roe, Gilbert-Commonwealth, Parsons E&C Quick facts: The site was originally designed for four units. Unit-3 was authorized in Sep 2001 -- construction started in Apr 2004 and the unit went commercial on 1 Jan 2007. The construction workforce peaked at 1,810.  The unit cost $675mn, of which $205mn was invested in air-pollution control equipment including SCR, a wet limestone FGD from Babcock Power, and continuous emissions monitoring equipment. Unit-4 went commercial on 1 Oct 2008, 3mos ahead of schedule. The budget for Unit-4 was $755mn. Cross thereby becme the largest coal-fired plant in the Carolinas. Photograph courtesy of Santee Cooper Re-posted 17 Mar 2007	Grainger Location: SC Operator: Santee Cooper Configuration: 2 X 85 MW Operation: 1966 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Riley T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & Roe Quick facts: Grainger is owned by Central Electric Power Coop and is leased by and operated by Santee Cooper. The stacks are 300ft tall. The station is named for the late Dolphus M Grainger, a prominent local resident active in rural electrification. Photograph by Connor Stoehr Posted 9 May 2012
Jeffries Location: SC Operator: Santee Cooper Configuration: 2 X 50 MW, 2 X 173 MW Operation: 1954-1970 Fuel: bituminous coal, fuel oil Boiler supplier: Riley T/G supplier: WH, GE EPC: Burns & Roe Quick facts: By the early 1950s, increasing demand led to the construction of two oil-fired units adjacent to Jefferies Hydro Station on the Tailrace Canal. These units are now only used for peaking service. Two baseload coal-fired units were added about 15yrs later. The shorter stacks are 175ft tall and the larger stacks are 300ft tall. Photograph by Jim Huff and courtesy of Santee Cooper Posted 16 Sep 2007	Marshall Location: NC Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas Configuration: 2 X 385 MW, 2 X 665 MW Operation: 1965-1970 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Duke Power Quick facts: Marshall Steam Station is on Lake Norman in Catawba County. It is named for former Duke Power president E.C. Marshall. In 2004, Duke began installing Alstom FGD systems at the plant and the project was completed in 2007. Supercritical Units 3&4 are among the most efficient steam-electric units in the USA. Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Posted 4 Aug 2010	Mayo Location: NC Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas Configuration: 1 X 736 MW Operation 1983 Fuel: biruminous coal Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: WH EPC: Gibbs & Hill, Zachry Quick facts: This is a twin-boiler unit. A planned second unit for the site was cancelled. Photograph by Scott Mosher Posted 25 Sep 2011
Riverbend Location: NC Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas Configuration: 2 X 100 MW, 2 X 133 MW Operation: 1952-1954 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&CE T/G supplier: WH, GE EPC: Duke Power Quick facts: The first two 55-MW units at this plant on the Catawba River went online in 1929, one day before the great stock market crash of that year. A third 55-MW set went online in 1938. All three of these units were retired in 1979. The plant operates for cycling service. Photograph by Chris Keane (daylife.org) Posted 4 Oct 2008	Roxboro Location: NC Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas Configuration: 1 X 411 MW, 1 X 657 MW, 2 X 745 MW Operation: 1966-1980 Fuel: biruminous coal Boiler supplier: RS,CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Ebasco, Brown & Root Quick facts: Roxboro 3&4 are twin-boiler units. Photograph courtesy of Progress Energy Posted 25 Sep 2011	UNC Cogen Location: NC Operator: University of North Carolina Configuration: 1 X 28 MW Operation: 1992 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Pyropower T/G supplier: Dresser, Electric Machinery EPC: CRS Sirrine, Tyger Construction Quick facts: Plant equipment includes two 250,000 lbs/hr circulating fluidized-bed boilers and one 150,000 lbs/hr packaged boiler. Steam is distributed to the UNC campus and to the UNC hospitals and used for heating, cooling (via heat absorption), domestic hot water, humidification, sterilization, cooking, and cleaning. Photograph courtesy of UNC Chapel Hill Posted 21 Sep 2005