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Georgia Power Co. - Arkwright


Georgia Power - Arkwright
5241 Arkwright Rd.
Macon, GA
Bibb County


Units -Year of operation (power)
Unit 3 - 1943 (41 Mw)
Unit 4 - 1948 (42 Mw)

- source: DOE


This plant was permanently shutdown and dismantled in 2003.


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 3

Unit 4

2002 0.85 0.85
2001 0.86 0.86
2000 0.76 0.76
1999 0.74 0.74
1998 0.72 0.72
1997 0.77 0.77
1996 0.83 0.83
1995 0.96 0.96



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2002 535 1,295 127,791
2001 1,125 3,513 263,696
2000 1,185 3,366 326,315
1999 948 2,303 271,207
1998 748 2,050 206,999
1997 649 1,793 166,337
1996 750 2,325 181,525
1995 604 1,672 128,630



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 June 2004