Merom Generating Station is a 2-unit, 1080
MW rated
coal-fired power plant located between
Merom, Indiana
Merom is a town in Gill Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 228 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nearby is Hallador Energy's Merom Generating Station.
History
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, and
Sullivan, Indiana
Sullivan is a city in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,249 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Sullivan County.
History
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, which has been in operation since 1982. It is owned by Hallador Energy Company, who acquired it from Hoosier Energy effective October 21, 2022.
On January 21, 2020, Hoosier Energy announced that the company expected to retire the facility in 2023. On February 15, 2022, Hoosier Energy and Hallador announced that Hallador would acquire the generating station. On October 21, 2022 the companies announced that the acquisition was finalized.
Environmental impact
Air pollution
* 2006 CO
2 Emissions: 7,064,920 tons
* 2006 SO
2 Emissions: 14,847 tons
* 2006 NOx Emissions: 7,808 tons
* 2005 Mercury Emissions:
Legal settlement
In July 2010 a
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
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agreement was reached between the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Hoosier Energy
Hoosier is the official demonym for the people of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate, but "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s, having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem "T ...
to reduce emissions that are regulated under the
Clean Air Act. The settlement included a
civil penalty and a commitment to upgrade the air pollution controls at two power plants in Indiana, Merom Generating Station and
Frank E. Ratts Generating Station.
[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]
"Hoosier Energy Agreement Marks 20th Settlement Under EPA’s Power Plant Enforcement Initiative."
Press Release No. 10-OPA078. July 23, 2010.
See also
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List of power stations in Indiana
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Indiana, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Indiana had a total summer capacity of 26,665 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 102,505 GWh. The c ...
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Global warming
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
References
External links
Hallador Power CompanyMerom Generating Stationat
SourceWatch
Energy infrastructure completed in 1982
Energy infrastructure completed in 1983
Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, Indiana
Coal-fired power stations in Indiana
1982 establishments in Indiana
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