Shawnee Fossil Plant
Encyclopedia
The Shawnee Fossil Plant is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority
, located near Paducah, Kentucky
. The closest city is Metropolis, Illinois
, across the Ohio River
to the northeast.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
, located near Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
. The closest city is Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,482...
, across the 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...
to the northeast.
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 10,527,302 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 35,815 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 18,216 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 180 lb.