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Alabama !Power's
Alabama Power
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HISTORY
* Construction began in 1973 * The four units went into commercial
production between 1978 and 1991
CAPACITY/ GENERATION
* 2,916 MWs of capacity * 18,193,039 MWhs of net generation in
2016 * Produces enough energy to serve
about 1 million homes * In 2013 and 2015 ranked first
among our nation's coal plants in net generation * World class availability when compared to peers
FUEL
* Economically priced low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal
* Approximately 10 million tons burned annually
* 650 train loads per year
ENVIRON MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS * Invested $1.6 billion in environmental controls to comply with EPA regulations * These controls Include:
Electrostatic precipitators Cooling towers Selective catalytic reduction Flue gas desulfurization Mercury removal systems * Projected to spend an additional $500 million on future EPA land and water regulations
WORKFORCE/ECONOMIC IMPACT
* 365 full-time employees * 210 of the full-time employees are part of the
IBEW union * More than 2,700 hours of community service
by employees in 2016 * $34.5 million annually in labor including
overtime * $127.3 million annually in contract labor * Over $12 million in property taxes paid
annually
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
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