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Waste Coal Facilities in the U.S.

StCountyCityCompanyPlant NameCapacity (MW)Primary FuelSecondary FuelYear OnlineNotes
Existing Facilities Burning Waste Coal as a Primary Fuel
PACambriaEbensburgEl Paso Corp. / Cambria CoGen CoCambria Cogen88Gob 1991 
PACambriaEbensburgEbensburg Power CoEbensburg Power49.5Gob 1990 
PACambriaColverTIFD VIII-W Inc (Inter-Power/AhlConPartners, L.P.)Colver Power Project110GobPropane1995 
PACarbonNesquehoningPanther Creek PartnersPanther Creek Energy Facility83CulmDiesel / Fuel Oil1992 
PAClarionClarionColmac Clarion IncPiney Creek Project32.5GobDiesel / Fuel Oil1992 
PAIndianaSewardReliant EnergySeward521Gob 2004New facility scheduled to go online in 3rd quarter 2004
PANorthamptonNorthamptonPG&E National Energy GroupNorthampton Generating LP108CulmPetroleum Coke1995 
PANorthumberlandMarion HeightsEl Paso Merchant Energy CoFoster Wheeler Mt Carmel Cogen43Culm 1990 
PASchuylkillFrackvilleGilberton Power CoJohn B Rich Memorial Power Station80CulmDiesel / Fuel Oil1988 
PASchuylkillMcAdooTractebel Power Co. / Northeastern Power CoKline Township Cogen Facility50CulmDiesel / Fuel Oil1989 
PASchuylkillShenandoahSchuylkill Energy Resource IncSt Nicholas Cogen Project88.6Culm 1990 
PASchuylkillFrackevilleWaste Management, Inc. / Wheelabrator Environmental SystemsWheelabrator Frackville Energy43CulmDiesel / Fuel Oil1988 
PASchuylkillTremontWPS Power Development IncWPS Westwood Generation LLC30CulmDiesel / Fuel Oil1987 
PAVenangoKennerdellPG&E National Energy GroupScrubgrass Generating85GobBituminous Coal1993 
UTCarbon Sunnyside Cogeneration AssocSunnyside Cogen Associates51GobDiesel / Fuel Oil1993 
WVMarionGrant TownAmerican Bituminous Power LPGrant Town Power Plant80GobTires1992 
WVMonongaliaMorgantownDominion / Morgantown Energy AssociatesBeechurst / Morgantown Energy Facility50GobBituminous Coal1991 
WVGrantBayardDominion / Virginia PowerNorth Branch74GobBituminous Coal1992 
Existing Facilities Burning Waste Coal as a Secondary Fuel
ALShelby Alabama Power CoE C Gaston254Bituminous CoalGob1960 
ALWalker Alabama Power CoGorgas565Bituminous CoalGob1972 
ALJefferson Alabama Power CoJames H Miller Jr2,822.0Bituminous CoalGob1978 
MSJackson Mississippi Power CoVictor J Daniel Jr1,000.0Bituminous CoalGob1977 
PASnyderShamokin DamSunbury Generation LLCWPS Energy Servs Sunbury Gen283.5Bituminous CoalCulm1949 
PALuzerneHunlock CreekUGI Development CoHunlock Power Station49.9Anthracite CoalCulm1959 
SCOrangeburg South Carolina Electric&Gas CoCope417.3Bituminous CoalGob1996 
SCRichland South Carolina Electric&Gas CoWateree771.8Bituminous CoalGob1970 
SCBerkeley South Carolina Genertg Co IncWilliams632.7Bituminous CoalGob1973 
VAChesterfield Virginia Electric & Power CoChesterfield359.0Bituminous CoalGob1964 
VAHalifax Virginia Electric & Power CoClover848.0Bituminous CoalGob1995 
VAHopewell City Virginia Electric & Power CoHopewell Power Station71.1Bituminous CoalGob1992 
VASouthampton Virginia Electric & Power CoSouthampton Power Station71.1Bituminous CoalGob1992 
Proposed Waste Coal Facilities
ILFranklin EnviroPowerFranklin County Power of Illinios52575% Run-of-Mine Coal; 25% Waste Coal  Under construction in July 2003
ILFranklin WMPI PTY LLC  Coal or Waste Coal  Coal-to-Oil Refinery (may or may not use waste coal) WMPI website
WVLogan WMPI PTY LLC  Coal and Waste Coal  Coal-to-Oil Refinery (may or may not use waste coal) WMPI website
PASomerset SG Somerset Power 300Waste Coal  Air pollution permit application filed 12/24/2007.
CORio BlancoRangelyDeseret Generation & Transmission Corp. 80Waste Coal 2004 
ILLoganElkhartCorn Belt Energy 91Waste Coal 2004 
KYMarshallCalvert CityEnviroPowerKentucky Western Power, LLC500-525Coal & Waste Coal   
KYEstillnear IrvineCalla EnergyEstill County Energy Partners110Waste Coal  Received permit from PSC 10/2004
KYKnott EnviroPower / Kentucky Mountain Power 52575% Run-of-Mine Coal; 25% Waste Coal 2006approved 5/2003
PASchuylkillGilbertonWMPI PTY LLCUltra Clean Fuels Culmother coals and wastes Coal-to-Oil Refinery
PAGreeneCumberland TwpWellington Development Corp.Greene Energy Resource Recovery Project525Waste Coal 2007Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
PAWashingtonRobinson TwpRobinson Power Company, LLCBeech Hollow Facility300Waste Coal  Fought by Residents Against the Power Plant
PAClearfieldKarthausRiver Hill Power Company Inc. 290Waste Coal   
PAClearfield Sunnyside Ethanol LLC 15Waste Coal  corn ethanol plant (4 million gallons/year) that would be powered by a waste coal burner (15,000 tons/month of waste coal)
VAWise Dominion Power 585Waste Coal and Run-of-Mine Coal  Opposed by Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
WVGreenbrier Western Greenbrier County Generation / DOE 85Waste Coal 2008proposed 9/2003; Opposed by Cleanbrier
WVUpshur Anker Energy 450Coal & Waste Coal 2006on hold 9/2002
Proposed Waste Coal Facilities that were Defeated or Withdrawn
INPike EnviroPower 550Coal & Waste Coal  Indiana list of withdrawn power plant proposals
INSullivan EnviroPower 500Waste Coal  2002 article - EnviroPower closes IN office



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