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MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

Type	Subsidiary
Headquarters	666 Grand Ave., Ste. 500 Des Moines, IA 50309
Area served	CA, IA, ID, IL, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
Key people	Gregory E. Abel, CEO
Industry	Electric Producer & Utility Natural Gas Distributor Real Estate
Products	Electricity, Natural Gas
Revenue	$12.4 billion (2007)[1]
Net income	N/A
Employees	17,200 (2007)
Parent	Berkshire Hathaway
Subsidiaries	MidAmerican Energy PacifiCorp CE Electric UK CalEnergy Generation Kern River Gas Transmission Northern Natural Gas HomeServices of America InterCoast Capital Midwest Capital Group Pacific Power Rocky Mountain Power CE Generation LLC CE Int'l Investments CE Electric (NY) CalEnergy Pacific Holding Corp.
Website	MidAmericanEnergy.com

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, storage, distribution, and supply of energy. It generates energy from coal, natural gas, geothermal, wind, and hydroelectric resources.

The company owns and operates an electric utility company in the western United States; a combined electric and natural gas utility company in the midwestern United States; natural gas pipeline companies in the United States; electricity distribution companies in Great Britain; a diversified portfolio of domestic and international independent power projects; and a residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States. It sells natural gas and transportation services to utilities, marketers, municipalities, and end-use customers. The company’s real estate services include mortgage originations, title and closing services, property and casualty insurance, home warranties, and other home-related services.

As of December 31, 2007, it served approximately 6.2 million electricity customers and end users, as well as approximately 0.7 million natural gas customers; operated approximately 17,000 miles of pipeline in operation; and had interests in approximately 17,000 net owned megawatts of power generation facilities in operation and under construction.

MidAmerican Energy Holdings, formerly known as CalEnergy Company, Inc., was founded in 1971 and changed its name to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company in 1999. The company is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

As of January 31, 2008, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company operated as a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.^[1]

Contents 1 Lobbyists 2 Power portfolio 3 Existing coal-fired power plants 4 Coal Plant Cancellations 5 Articles and Resources 5.1 References 5.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 5.3 External Articles

Lobbyists

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company spent $225,000 on its in-house lobbying team during 2008. The registered lobbyists were Craig Montesano, Jonathan Weisgall and Jay Carriere. (Carriere was only working on the account during the first two quaters of the year).^[1]

Power portfolio

Out of its total 14,411 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity in 2005 (1.35% of the U.S. total), MidAmerican produced 71.3% from coal, 15.3% from natural gas, 7.9% from hydroelectricity, 2.6% from geothermal, 2.5% from wind, and 0.4% from oil. MidAmerican owns power plants in California, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.^[1]

Existing coal-fired power plants

In 2005, MidAmerican Energy (and, through them, Berkshire Hathaway) owned 11 coal-fired power plants with 29 generating units totalling 10,282 MW of capacity. Here is a list of MidAmerican's coal power plants:^[1][1][1]

Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 2,318 MW
• Units and In-Service Dates: 578 MW (1974), 578 MW (1975), 578 MW (1976), 584 MW (1979)
• Location: 9 miles north of Point of Rocks, WY 82942
• GPS Coordinates: 41.74, -108.785
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Jim Bridger Mine, Black Butte Mine, Bridger Underground Coal Mine
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 15,884,734 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 20,055 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 28,054 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 388 lb.

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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Wyoming and coal
• PacifiCorp
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

External Articles

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George Neal Station North is a coal-fired power station owned by MidAmerican Energy (which, in turn, is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 George Neal North ranked 51st on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 Sources 4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 4.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: MidAmerican Energy Company
• Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 1,046 MW
• Units and In-Service Dates: 147 MW (1964), 349 MW (1972), 550 MW (1975)
• Location: 1151 260th St., Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054
• GPS Coordinates: 42.326658, -96.379203
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 7,043,476 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 21,539 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 11,121 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 260 lb.

George Neal North ranked 51st on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste

In January 2009, Sue Sturgis of the Institute of Southern Studies compiled a list of the 100 most polluting coal plants in the United States in terms of coal combustion waste (CCW) stored in surface impoundments like the one involved in the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill.<ref name=\"iss\">Sue Sturgis, \"Coal\'s ticking timebomb: Could disaster strike a coal ash dump near you?,\" Institute for Southern Studies, January 4, 2009.</ref> The data came from the EPA\'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2006, the most recent year available.<ref>TRI Explorer, EPA, accessed January 2009.</ref>

George Neal Station North ranked number 51 on the list, with 612,005 pounds of coal combustion waste released to surface impoundments in 2006.<ref name=\"iss\"/>

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.

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Iowa and coal
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

External Articles

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Huntington Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Huntington, Utah.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Articles and Resources 3.1 Sources 3.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 3.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 996 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 498 MW (1974), 498 MW (1977)
• Location: Hwy. 31, Huntington, UT 84528
• GPS Coordinates: 39.378222, -111.079722
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Deer Creek Mine
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 6,133,031 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 17,405 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 11,147 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 50 lb.

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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
• Utah and coal
• PacifiCorp
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

External Articles

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Council Bluffs Energy Center (also known as Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center) is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Council Bluffs ranked 35th on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 Sources 4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 4.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner/Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 856 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 49 MW (1954), 82 MW (1958), 726 MW (1978)
• Location: 2115 Navajo, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
• GPS Coordinates: 41.185592, -95.842112
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 5,786,096 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 17,523 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 10,796 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 390 lb.

Council Bluffs ranked 35th on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste

In January 2009, Sue Sturgis of the Institute of Southern Studies compiled a list of the 100 most polluting coal plants in the United States in terms of coal combustion waste (CCW) stored in surface impoundments like the one involved in the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill.<ref name=\"iss\">Sue Sturgis, \"Coal\'s ticking timebomb: Could disaster strike a coal ash dump near you?,\" Institute for Southern Studies, January 4, 2009.</ref> The data came from the EPA\'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2006, the most recent year available.<ref>TRI Explorer, EPA, accessed January 2009.</ref>

Council Bluffs Energy Center ranked number 35 on the list, with 1,092,320 pounds of coal combustion waste released to surface impoundments in 2006.<ref name=\"iss\"/>

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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
• Iowa and coal
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

External Articles

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Accidents and Negligence 4 Litigation and Controversy 5 Articles and Resources 5.1 Sources 5.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 5.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 817 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 114 MW (1959), 114 MW (1961), 230 MW (1964), 360 MW (1972)
• Location: 1591 Tank Farm Rd., Glenrock, WY 82637
• GPS Coordinates: 42.839239, -105.777984
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

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• Chromium Waste: 22,083 pounds
  • Air Release: 293 pounds
  • Land Release (Landfill/Sludge): 21,790 pounds
• Dioxin Waste: .3255 grams
  • Air Release: .3255 pounds
• Lead Waste: 11,723.1 pounds
  • Air Release: 221 pounds
  • Land Release (Landfill/Sludge/Reuse): 11,501.1 pounds
• Nickel Waste: 21,199 pounds
  • Air Release: 296 pounds
  • Land Release (Landfill/Sludge): 20,903 pounds

Accidents and Negligence

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• • A high-pressure steam line ruptured in one of the coal burners, killing two employees and severely burning another.

Litigation and Controversy

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• • The EPA ruled against PacifiCorp, citing that the company’s emissions levels at nine of their plants nation-wide exceed limits set in place to decrease acid rain
  • These nine plants exceeded their nitrogen oxide limits, the main cause of acid rain.
  • PacifiCorp must spend $20 million over the next four years to control to comply with the EPA’s targets.

Articles and Resources

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• 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.

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Louisa Generating Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Muscatine, Iowa.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Louisa ranked 71st on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 Sources 4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 4.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner/Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 738 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 738 MW (1983)
• Location: 8602 172nd St., Muscatine, IA 52761
• GPS Coordinates: 41.48381, -90.82007
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 4,846,897 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 15,397 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 4,562 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 240 lb.

Louisa ranked 71st on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste

In January 2009, Sue Sturgis of the Institute of Southern Studies compiled a list of the 100 most polluting coal plants in the United States in terms of coal combustion waste (CCW) stored in surface impoundments like the one involved in the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill.<ref name=\"iss\">Sue Sturgis, \"Coal\'s ticking timebomb: Could disaster strike a coal ash dump near you?,\" Institute for Southern Studies, January 4, 2009.</ref> The data came from the EPA\'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2006, the most recent year available.<ref>TRI Explorer, EPA, accessed January 2009.</ref>

Louisa Generating Station ranked number 71 on the list, with 382,063 pounds of coal combustion waste released to surface impoundments in 2006.<ref name=\"iss\"/>

Articles and Resources

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• 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.

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• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
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• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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Naughton Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Kemmerer, Wyoming.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Naughton ranked 58th on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 Sources 4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 4.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 707 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 163 MW (1963), 218 MW (1968), 326 MW (1971)
• Location: 1025 Sublette Dr., Kemmerer, WY 83101
• GPS Coordinates: 41.757232, -110.597654
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 5,855,902 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 20,664 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 14,168 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 30 lb.

Naughton ranked 58th on list of most polluting power plants in terms of coal waste

In January 2009, Sue Sturgis of the Institute of Southern Studies compiled a list of the 100 most polluting coal plants in the United States in terms of coal combustion waste (CCW) stored in surface impoundments like the one involved in the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill.<ref name=\"iss\">Sue Sturgis, \"Coal\'s ticking timebomb: Could disaster strike a coal ash dump near you?,\" Institute for Southern Studies, January 4, 2009.</ref> The data came from the EPA\'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2006, the most recent year available.<ref>TRI Explorer, EPA, accessed January 2009.</ref>

Naughton Power Plant ranked number 58 on the list, with 517,966 pounds of coal combustion waste released to surface impoundments in 2006.<ref name=\"iss\"/>

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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.

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• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• Wyoming and coal
• PacifiCorp
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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Wyodak Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Gilette, Wyoming. The facility sits immediately to the north of Black Hills Corporation\'s Neil Simpson Power Plants and Wygen Station.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Articles and Resources 3.1 Sources 3.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 3.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 362 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 362 MW (1978)
• Location: 48 Wyodak Rd., Gilette, WY 82716
• GPS Coordinates: 44.288754, -105.384951
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 2,872,883 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 6,514 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 3,855 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 134 lb.

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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.

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• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
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• PacifiCorp
• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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Carbon Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy (which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway) near Helper, Utah.

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Plant Data

• Owner: PacifiCorp
• Parent Company: MidAmerican Energy (owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 189 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 75 MW (1954), 114 MW (1957)
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• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 1,536,505 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions:
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions:
• 2005 Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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.

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Contents 1 Plant Data 2 Emissions Data 3 Articles and Resources 3.1 Sources 3.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 3.3 External Articles

Plant Data

• Owner: MidAmerican Energy
• Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 141 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 5 MW (1949), 136 MW (1961)
• Location: 6001 State St., Bettendorf, IA 52722
• GPS Coordinates: 41.54075, -90.451074
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source:
• Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 799,722 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions:
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions:
• 2005 Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

Sources

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• 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.

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• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
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• MidAmerican Energy
• Berkshire Hathaway
• United States and coal
• Global warming

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Plant Name	State	County	Year(s) Built	Capacity	2007 CO2 Emissions	2006 SO2 Emissions
Jim Bridger	WY	Sweetwater	1974, 1975, 1976, 1979	2318 MW	16,500,000 tons	20,055 tons
George Neal	IA	Woodbury	1964, 1972, 1975, 1979	1686 MW	5,974,000 tons	37,979 tons
Hunter	UT	Emery	1978, 1980, 1983	1472 MW	10,600,000 tons	7,338 tons
Huntington	UT	Emery	1974, 1977	996 MW	6,170,000 tons	17,405 tons
Council Bluffs	IA	Pottawattamie	1954, 1958, 1978	856 MW	6,010,000 tons	17,523 tons
Dave Johnston	WY	Converse	1959, 1961, 1964, 1972	817 MW	6,959,000 tons	22,351 tons
Louisa	IA	Louisa	1983	738 MW	5,340,000 tons	15,937 tons
Naughton	WY	Lincoln	1963, 1968, 1971	707 MW	5,778,000 tons	20,664 tons
Wyodak	WY	Campbell	1978	362 MW	3,475,000 tons	6,514 tons
Carbon	UT	Carbon	1954, 1957	189 MW	1,243,000 tons	6,121 tons
Riverside	IA	Scott	1949, 1961	141 MW	981,000 tons	5,275 tons

In 2006, MidAmerican's 11 coal-fired power plants emitted 69.0 million tons of CO₂ (1.15% of all U.S. CO₂ emissions) and 177,000 tons of SO₂ (1.18% of all U.S. SO₂ emissions).

Council Bluffs Energy Center Unit 4 is an operational coal plant near Council Bluffs, Iowa and the Missouri River that began operating in 2007.

Coal Plant Cancellations

In 2007, PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy, cancelled six proposed coal-fired power plants. These included Utah's Intermountain Power Project Unit 3, Jim Bridger Unit 5, and four proposed plants previously included in PacifiCorp's Integrated Resource Plan. The cancellations came in the wake of pressure from regulators and citizen groups, including a petition drive organized by Salt Lake City commercial real estate broker Alexander Lofft and directed at Buffett personally. The 1,600 petitioners, who described themselves in a letter to Buffett as "a collection of citizens, business owners and managers, service professionals, public servants, and organization representatives ... your friends and new customers here in Utah," explained that, in their view, any further expansion of coal generation in Utah would "compromise our health, obscure our viewsheds, shrink and contaminate our watersheds, and thin out our most beloved snowpack," concluding that "our attractiveness as a place to live and work is also threatened, and so is our economic competitiveness as a major metro area and a state, compromising our recent gains in income and property values."^[1]

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