H L Spurlock
OperatingCoal Power Plant           Total Power
1608.5 MW
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Route 8 P.O. Box 398
Maysville, KY 41056
United States
Mason County
Latitude: 38.7
Longitude: -83.8181
Year Opened: 1977
Water Source: Wells/Ohio River
Notes
In 2008, Sierra Club threatened to sue - East Kentucky Power Coop Inc. is not using Maximum Acheivable Control Technologies. Even after unit 4 began operatiing in April 2009, Sierra Club followed up with East Kentucky Power Coop, instructing the company to install Maximum Acheivable Control Technology (MACT). Sierra Club outlined East Kentucky Power Coop's obligation to get a MACT determination.

Unit 4 cost 528 million.

Construct 1 new circulating fluidized bed boiler : Emissions limits also established for VOC, Hg, flourides, Pb, Be.  NOx limit is temporarily waived during an initial "optimization" period; final NOx limit shall not exceed 0.10 lb/mmbtu depending on results achieved during "optimization" period.  CFB=Circulating Fluidized Bed (which includes limestone injection), GCP=Good Combustion Practices
http://www.sierraclub.org/environmentallaw/coal/plantlist.asp
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Data Sources

EIA 2008
EPA 119 Proposed Coal Plants - 2003/2004
EJN Coal Spreadsheet 2006/2007
EJN Coal Spreadsheet 2006/2007
Coal Swarm
Sierra Club: Stopping the Coal Rush
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860
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Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)0 2.5 5 10 25
American Indian0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%
Asian1.5%1.5%0.5%0.6%0.3%
Black2.8%2.8%2.4%6.3%2.0%
Hispanic0.6%0.6%1.0%1.1%1.0%
White94.3%94.3%94.8%90.0%95.4%
Population1,1321,1324,17618k76k
Income$35k$35k$39k$44k
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NameRelationOwnership
East Kentucky Power Coop, IncOwner100%


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Appalachian VoicesInterested
Sierra ClubInterested






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PowerTypeStatusFuelSecondary Fuel(s)
358 MWOperatingCoal    
592 MWOperatingCoal    
329 MWBurner: Fluidized Bed - CirculatingOperatingCoal Waste Coal Tires Wood Waste Solids
329 MWOperatingCoal Waste Coal Wood Waste Solids Tires

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