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Savannah Electric & Power Co. - McIntosh


Savannah Electric & Power - McIntosh
Hwy 275 & Savannah River
P.O. Box 529
Rincon, GA
Effingham 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 - 1979 (165 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

2005 0.46
2004 0.54
2003 0.64
2002 0.77
2001 0.73
2000 0.72
1999 0.81
1998 0.95
1997 0.86
1996 0.81
1995 1.19



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 2,339 5,341 1,066,976
2004 2,829 8,019 1,123,028
2003 3,103 8,424 985,498
2002 4,105 7,025 1,096,386
2001 4,463 7,468 1,244,678
2000 3,816 7,830 1,082,075
1999 2,996 6,182 769,399
1998 3,639 6,716 799,367
1997 3,299 6,175 792,040
1996 2,722 5,713 686,563
1995 2,885 6,611 621,575



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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