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Duke
Energy - G.G. Allen
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Duke Energy
- Allen
253 Plant Allen Rd.
Belmont, NC 28012
Gaston County
Air
Pollution Control Devices
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Duke
Energy will install flue gas
desulfurization devices
(scrubbers) for controlling SO2
& selective
non-catalytic reduction devices
for controlling NOx by 2013.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| NOx: |
low-NOx
burners on all 5 units. |
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| Sources:
Title V air permit, govt.
agencies, industry, and/or media
reports |
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Units -Year of
operation (power)
Unit 1 - 1957 (165 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1957 (165
Mw)
Unit 3 - 1959 (265
Mw)
Unit 4 - 1960 (275
Mw)
Unit 5 - 1961 (270
Mw)
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source: DOE
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May 18, 2003: BREDL comments on the draft Title
V permit for Duke Energy's G.G. Allen power
station, Gaston Co., NC (.pdf)
| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
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Unit 1
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Unit 2
|
Unit 3
|
Unit 4
|
Unit 5
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| 2006 |
0.27 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.27 |
0.31 |
| 2005 |
0.26 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
0.29 |
0.28 |
| 2004 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.32 |
| 2003 |
0.30 |
0.32 |
0.34 |
0.32 |
0.43 |
| 2002 |
0.31 |
0.42 |
0.31 |
0.33 |
0.45 |
| 2001 |
0.30 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.31 |
0.44 |
| 2000 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
| 1999 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
0.41 |
0.45 |
| 1998 |
0.44 |
0.42 |
0.44 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
| 1997 |
0.43 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
| 1996 |
0.64 |
0.55 |
0.56 |
0.52 |
0.59 |
| 1995 |
0.55 |
0.54 |
0.56 |
0.64 |
0.64 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
|
|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
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| 2006 |
8,398 |
45,395 |
6,366,564 |
| 2005 |
8,324 |
45,424 |
6,224,197 |
| 2004 |
9,189 |
40,088 |
6,012,688 |
| 2003 |
10,992 |
37,975 |
6,280,173 |
| 2002 |
9,018 |
31,132 |
4,917,886 |
| 2001 |
10,673 |
37,027 |
5,487,331 |
| 2000 |
13,054 |
34,058 |
5,914,264 |
| 1999 |
12,087 |
32,169 |
5,619,742 |
| 1998 |
9,655 |
25,224 |
4,508,312 |
| 1997 |
14,090 |
40,083 |
6,627,324 |
| 1996 |
15,184 |
35,291 |
5,545,956 |
| 1995 |
10,976 |
21,274 |
3,661,778 |
Toxic
Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI
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| 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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