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Progress Energy (CP&L) - H.B. Robinson


Progress Energy - H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
3512 Lakeside Dr.
Hartsville, SC 29550
Darlington County


Air Pollution Control Devices

SO2:  
NOx:  
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports
Units -Year of operation (power)
Unit 1 - 1960 (174 Mw - 185 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

2005 0.46
2004 0.46
2003 0.67
2002 0.73
2001 0.73
2000 0.76
1999 0.78
1998 0.76
1997 0.73
1996 0.63
1995 0.68



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 2,737 11,051 1,211,065
2004 3,033 13,120 1,322,197
2003 3,322 9,753 1,058,762
2002 3,480 8,435 1,031,209
2001 3,103 8,335 913,324
2000 3,713 7,894 1,025,274
1999 3,982 11,325 1,080,718
1998 3,662 10,435 1,029,148
1997 2,963 9,449 858,995
1996 3,312 13,140 1,152,257
1995 2,733 8,637 891,487



Toxic Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI
(includes facility-wide, not just coal-fired units)


Dioxin Releases (in grams) - source: EPA TRI



For information, including health impacts, on chemicals listed, please check out these resources:

U.S. Library of Medicine: TOXNET - http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry: Toxicological Profiles - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/




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updated August 2006