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Savannah Electric & Power Co. - Kraft


Savannah Electric & Power - Kraft
Crossgate Rd. & Savannah River
P.O. Box 4068
Port Wentworth, GA
Chatham County


Air Pollution Control Devices

SO2:  
NOx:  
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports
Units -Year of operation (power)
STA 1 - 1958 (52 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1961 (55 Mw)
Unit 3 - 1965 (106 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

STA 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

2005 0.51 0.52 0.54
2004 0.52 0.54 0.56
2003 0.53 0.53 0.53
2002 0.51 0.51 0.51
2001 0.52 0.52 0.52
2000 0.48 0.48 0.48
1999 0.55 0.55 0.55
1998 0.62 0.62 0.62
1997 0.62 0.62 0.62
1996 0.59 0.59 0.59
1995 0.54 0.54 0.54



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 3,464 6,377 1,378,535
2004 3,512 7,849 1,341,990
2003 3,893 7,801 1,531,466
2002 2,993 6,441 1,225,134
2001 2,813 6,140 1,152,529
2000 3,148 7,784 1,345,915
1999 3,187 6,759 1,199,554
1998 3,571 5,906 961,158
1997 2,380 7,267 772,960
1996 1,530 4,074 517,424
1995 1,056 3,423 413,203



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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