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G. G. Allen Steam Station

Coal-fired electricity generating facility located in Gaston County, North Carolina

Field	Value
name	G. G. Allen Steam Station
image	G. G. Allen Steam Station from Lake Wylie.jpg
image_caption	Allen Steam Station in 2013
coordinates
country	United States
location	South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina
status	Decommissioned
commissioned	1957-1961
decommissioned	December 31, 2024
owner	Duke Energy
th_fuel_primary	Coal
ps_units_operational	2 × 165 MWe
3 × 275 MWe

3 × 275 MWe G. G. Allen Steam Station was a 1.140 GW coal-fired electricity generating facility, located in South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, on man-made Lake Wylie (part of the Catawba River). Units 1 and 2 (165 MW each) began operating in 1957; units 3, 4, and 5 (275 MW each) in 1959, 1960, and 1961 respectively.{{cite web

Environmental impact

G. G. Allen Steam Station has made significant improvements to reduce emissions from the company's coal-fired plants. Allen has been equipped with scrubbers to reduce the station's sulfur dioxide emissions by approximately 95 percent.Allen Steam Station was an active part of the clean smokestacks act.

1995–2001 data

Year	NOx	SO2	CO2
title = Comment on the proposed Title V permit for G. G. Allen electric power station	publisher = Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League	year = 2003	url = http://www.bredl.org/pdf/Allen_TV_commentsLZ19may03.pdf
2001	10,673	37,027	5,487,331
2000	13,054	34,058	5,914,264
1999	12,087	32,169	5,619,742
1998	9,655	25,224	4,508,312
1997	14,090	40,083	6,627,324
1996	15,184	35,291	5,545,956
1995	10,976	21,274	3,661,778

Pollutant	Air	Land	Water	Total on-site releases
Ammonia	1,605		1,500	3,105
Arsenic compounds	1,105	49,005	3,200	53,310
Barium compounds	4,305	480,005	8,400	492,710
Chromium compounds	995	84,005	600	85,600
Cobalt compounds	205	32,005	1,500	33,710
Copper compounds	605	87,005	2,200	89,810
Hydrochloric acid	5,300,005			5,300,005
Hydrogen fluoride	340,005			340,005
Lead compounds	795	34,005	120	34,920
Manganese compounds	1,205	100,005	4,200	105,410
Mercury compounds	200	110	3	313
Nickel compounds	735	55,005	300	56,040
Sulfuric acid	340,005			340,005
Vanadium compounds	1,005	99,005	750	100,760
Zinc compounds	1,005	60,005	750	61,760

References

(February 2, 2021). "Duke Energy to Retire Unit 3 of its Allen Coal Plant in March". [[Sierra Club]].
(February 2, 2021). "RE: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Update to Allen Unit 3 Retirement Date Docket No. E-100, Sub 165". [[Duke Energy]].
(December 30, 2024). "End of an era; Duke Energy replaces Gaston coal plant with batteries". Business North Carolina.

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