Western Greenbrier Demonstration Project

Address

Rainelle, WV
United States

Latitude: 37.96873

Longitude: -80.76703

Burner: Fluidized Bed - Circulating

Cost (in millions): 416

Notes

Planned to burn coal and coal waste (from gob pile at Anjean)
DOE pulled its funding for the project and the project died.

Edits

Take Action

Data Sources

16 New Midwest Coal Generators
Coal Swarm

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Black	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	4.0%
Hispanic	4.7%	3.0%	3.0%	1.6%	1.5%
White	89.1%	91.4%	91.4%	93.3%	90.8%

Population	1,180	1,877	1,877	6,059	46k
Income	$39k				$41k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Western Greenbrier Co-Generation LLC	Operator

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment		Interested
Sierra Club		Interested
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy		Interested

LINKS

Link
Feds pull out of coal-fired power plant project September 4, 2008
NETL DOE (PDF)
Power plant has revival hopes coursing through Rainelle April 2, 2006, OH Valley Environmental Coalition
Western Greenbrier Co-Generation: The Battle for Clean Air in West Virginia Continues 2007 Newsletter
Western Greenbrier Co-Production Demonstration Project Coal Swarm

PEOPLE

Person		Interest

To suggest a location change, you can drag the marker above.

View Area in a Larger Map

More nearby facilities

Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel
87 MW	Burner: Fluidized Bed - Circulating	Defeated	Waste Coal

COMMENTS