Green River
- Kentucky Utilities (KU) plant
- KU's third largest generating plant is located on the banks of the Green River in western Kentucky. A four unit, 242MW coal-fired plant, Green River is a pioneer in environmental protection and plant efficiency for the KU system. It occupies 407 acres
- In 1974, the Company's first commercial scrubber was installed at the Green River station to clean the emissions from Units 1 and 2. The scrubber removes approximately 85% of the sulphur dioxide from the flue gas associated with burning coal
- In 1995, low-NOx burners were installed that adjust the fire in the boilers to control the amount of NOx produced. Unit 4 boiler has 16 low-NOx burners that cut its emission rate almost in half, well below the environmental requirements
- A final guardian in the generating station's environmental efficiency is the continuous emission monitoring system which samples the chemical composition of flue gas as it leaves the stack, measuring both NOx and SO2 levels
- The station burns approximately 500,000 tonnes of western Kentucky coal each year
- Green River station has 80 employees
- KU has met the Clean Air Act's Phase II SO2 and NOX emission limitations at each station through a system-wide average starting in the year 2000
See data file for comprehensive environmental data
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