Charles R. Lowman Power Plant

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Charles R. Lowman Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative near Leroy, Alabama.

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Plant Data

• Owner: Alabama Electric Cooperative
• Parent Company: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 538 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 66 MW (1969), 236 MW (1978), 236 MW (1980)
• Location: Carson Road, Leroy, AL 36548
• GPS Coordinates: 31.489833, -87.9215
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Galatia Mine, Gibson Mine, Mach 1 Mine, North River mine
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 4,730,394 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 17,878 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 10,881 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 188 lb.

Coal Waste Site

• Charles R. Lowman Power Plant FGD

Citizen Groups

See also Alabama and coal

• Black Warrior Riverkeeper
• GASP (formerly Alabama First)

Articles and Resources

Sources

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

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Alabama and coal
• PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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