Jeffrey Energy Center Facts
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Construction: | St. Marys, Kansas
10,500 Acres (7,700 leased to area farmers)
Largest plant in Kansas. 2,100 megawatt capacity
Westar Energy 92%; Aquila, Inc. 8%
Construction began in 1974 |
* Fueled by low-sulfur coal
* Uses up to 36,000 tons of coal per day. 9,000,000 - 10,000,000 tons per year.
* Uses 24,000 gallons of water per minute. 23,000,000 gallons per day and 8,400,000,000 gallons per year.
* JEC was first power plant in our four state region to receive the OSHA VPP Star Designation. |
Scrubber Project Facts
* Investment of $460 million dollars
* Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions reduced by 95+%
* Co-benefit mercury emissions reduced by 25+%
* Co-benefit particulate matter reduced by 20+%
* ~1,343 tons of structural steel
* ~475 tons of grating, handrails, platforms, etc.
* 10,497 cubic yards of concrete used.
* 850 contractors on site at one time.
* More than 2,800,000 total man-hours worked to date. |
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