Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station

Coleman Station
Country	United States
Location	Hancock County, near Hawesville, Kentucky
Coordinates	37.9625°N 86.7917°W / 37.9625; -86.7917
Status	Decommissioned
Commission date	281 MW (1963) 816 MW (1969)
Decommission date	September 2020
Owner(s)	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Cooling source	Ohio River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	521 MW

The Kenneth C. Coleman Generating Station was a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation near Hawesville, Kentucky.

Plant Data

• Owner: Big Rivers Electric Corporation
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 521 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 174 MW (1969), 174 MW (1970), 173 MW (1971)
• Location: 4982 River Rd., Hawesville, KY 42348
• GPS Coordinates: 37.9625, -86.791667
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 3,404,057 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 10,899 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 5,320 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 110 lb.

See also

• Coal mining in Kentucky

External links

• Big Rivers website
• Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed January 2009.
• Environmental Integrity Project, "Dirty Kilowatts: America's Most Polluting Power Plants", July 2007.
• Facility Registry System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed January 2009.
• Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed February 2009.