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Independence Power Plant

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Country
  
United States

Nameplate capacity
  
1,678 MW

Units operational
  
2

Status
  
Operational

Owner
  
Entergy

Independence Power Plant

Official name
  
Entegy Independence Plant

Location
  
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas

Commission date
  
1983 (unit 1), 1984 (unit 2)

Address
  
Point Ferry Rd, Newark, AR 72562, USA

Independence Power Plant is a 1,678-megawatt coal-fired base load power plant near Newark, Arkansas. The plant has two units, rated at 850 MWe each, that came online in 1983 and 1984. The plant is owned in part by Entergy Arkansas. It has a 305-meter chimney built in 1983.

EmissionsEdit

In 2013, Environment America ranked the plant 35th on its list of the 100 dirtiest coal-fired power stations in the U.S., reporting that its 2011 emissions were equivalent to 2.3 million passenger vehicles.

The plant released 10,787,400 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2012 according to the EPA. The emissions in metric tons comprised:

  • Carbon dioxide: 10,705,646
  • Methane: 25,974
  • Nitrous oxide: 55,780
  • References

    Independence Power Plant Wikipedia