Robert W Scherer Power Plant

USA / Georgia / Forsyth / Georgia Highway 87
 power station, coal-fired
Georgia Power Company's Robert W Scherer Power Plant is the most powerful coal fired generating station in the United States. During 2006, it produced 23,150,235 megawatthours, trailing only the Palo Verde nuclear generating station in Arizona.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Scherer
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Coordinates:   33°4'2"N   83°48'29"W

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  • Robert W Scherer Power Plant is a coal fired power station at Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon. The plant has 4 units, each producing 880 MW. Georgia Power operates the plant for the Joint Owners. It has two 305 meter tall chimneys, the first was built in 1982 and the second in 1986. The coal used at the Scherer plant comes from Wyoming's Powder River Basin, and is delivered by Norfolk Southern Railway in unit trains of 120 cars. Currently, at least three and as many as five trains a day are unloaded at Scherer. The trains use an air-dump system and are unloaded from the bottom of the cars while passing over the unloading trestle. They do not stop while unloading, and are usually unloaded in around 90 minutes. According to Natural History Magazine, as of 2006 the Sherer plant is the largest single point-source for carbon dioxide emissions in the United States [1]. The plant's location is along the path of many commercial flights originating from or terminating in Atlanta, and is a prominent feature on the landscape, easily visible during daylight flights.
  • Nasty. The surrounding watershed is polluted for all time. Nasty.
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