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Georgia Power Co. - Mitchell


Georgia Power - Mitchell
5200 Radium Springs Rd.
Albany, GA
Dougherty 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 3 - 1964 (153 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 3

2005 0.61
2004 0.67
2003 0.61
2002 0.61
2001 0.59
2000 0.60
1999 0.57
1998 0.56
1997 0.62
1996 0.61
1995 0.58



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 2,224 7,804 737,146
2004 1,503 5,169 456,606
2003 1,996 5,654 648,809
2002 1,887 4,567 632,130
2001 1,565 3,895 528,865
2000 1,828 4,929 621,427
1999 1,288 4,430 474,158
1998 1,222 4,621 471,472
1997 1,344 3,892 451,865
1996 1,204 4,129 405,666
1995 1,120 3,570 392,099



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