Cayuga Generating Station
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Cayuga Generating Station is an electricity-generating facility, located at 39°55′26"N 87°25′38"W near Cayuga, Indiana
. Its almost identical, coal
-fired units 1 and 2 were launched into service in 1970 and 1972, and have a combined name-plate generating capacity of 1,062 MWe
. Unit 4 (121 MWe
, launched in 1993) is powered by natural gas
, but can also be switched to oil
. There are also four minor oil-fired units (numbered 31–34, 2.6 MWe each) of internal combustion design. The facility is entirely owned by Duke Energy
.
in 2006, ranking 2nd worst in the United States.
In 2008, Cayuga Station's wet scrubbers or Flue Gas Desulfurization for units 1 and 2 went online reducing the station’s sulfur dioxide emissions by approximately 95 percent.
Cayuga, Indiana
Cayuga is a town in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,162 at the 2010 census.-History:When the town was laid out in 1827, it was called Eugene Station. It was later renamed after the lake and city of Cayuga in New York. The name is based on the...
. Its almost identical, coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired units 1 and 2 were launched into service in 1970 and 1972, and have a combined name-plate generating capacity of 1,062 MWe
MWE
MWE may refer to:*Manufacturer's Weight Empty*McDermott Will & Emery*Midwest Express, an airline*Merowe Airport - IATA code*Multiword expressionMWe may refer to:*Megawatt electrical...
. Unit 4 (121 MWe
MWE
MWE may refer to:*Manufacturer's Weight Empty*McDermott Will & Emery*Midwest Express, an airline*Merowe Airport - IATA code*Multiword expressionMWe may refer to:*Megawatt electrical...
, launched in 1993) is powered by natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, but can also be switched to oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
. There are also four minor oil-fired units (numbered 31–34, 2.6 MWe each) of internal combustion design. The facility is entirely owned by Duke Energy
Duke Energy
Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America.-Overview:...
.
SO2 air emissions
In 2006, the plant emitted 86,174 tons of SO2 into the air. Its SO2 emission rate per unit of electricity produced was 26.68 lb/MWhMWH
MWH may stand for:* International Air Transport Association airport code for Grant County International Airport* MWH Global, an international water engineering consultancy* Men Without Hats, a Canadian New Wave band...
in 2006, ranking 2nd worst in the United States.
In 2008, Cayuga Station's wet scrubbers or Flue Gas Desulfurization for units 1 and 2 went online reducing the station’s sulfur dioxide emissions by approximately 95 percent.