R. Gallagher Generating Station
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The R. Gallagher Generating Station is a four-unit coal-burning power plant located along the Ohio River
some two miles (3 km) downstream from New Albany, Indiana
in southernmost Floyd County, Indiana
. The total aggregate capacity (year-around) of the plant's four identical units is 560MW.
produced that year (50,819 tons of SO2 per year in total).
(about twice its electrical output) into Ohio River
.
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
some two miles (3 km) downstream from New Albany, Indiana
New Albany, Indiana
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...
in southernmost Floyd County, Indiana
Floyd County, Indiana
Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 74,578. The county seat is New Albany. Floyd County is the county with the second smallest land area in the entire state...
. The total aggregate capacity (year-around) of the plant's four identical units is 560MW.
Sulphur dioxide emissions
As of 2006, R. Gallagher was the dirtiest major power station in the US in terms of sulphur dioxide gas emission rate: it discharged 40.38 pounds (18.3 kg) of SO2 for each MWh of electric powerElectric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
produced that year (50,819 tons of SO2 per year in total).
Waste heat
R. Gallagher Plant discharges all of its waste heatWaste heat
Waste heat sometimes called Secondary heat or Low-grade heat refers to heat produced by machines, electrical equipment and industrial processes for which no useful application is found. Energy is often produced by a heat engine, running on a source of high-temperature heat...
(about twice its electrical output) into Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
.