R. Gallagher Generating Station
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{{Infobox power station
|name = R. Gallagher Generating Station
|image =
|image_caption =
|country = United States
|location = New Albany, Indiana
| coordinates = {{coord|38|15|49|N|85|50|16|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|owner = Duke Energy
|status = Retired https://www.duke-energy.com/Our%20Company/About%20Us/Power%20Plants/Gallagher%20Station
|th_fuel_primary = Bituminous coal
|ps_cooling_source = Ohio River
|th_technology = Steam turbine
|ps_combined_cycle =
|ps_electrical_capacity= 280 MWe
|commissioned = Unit 1: June 1959
Unit 2: December 1958
Unit 3: April 1960
Unit 4: March 1961
|decommissioned = Unit 1: 2012
Unit 3: 2012
Unit 2: 2021
Unit 4: 2021
}}
The R. Gallagher Generating Station was a four-unit coal-burning power plant located along the Ohio River some two miles (3 km) downstream from New Albany, Indiana in southernmost Floyd County, Indiana. The total aggregate capacity (year-around) of the plant's four identical units was 560MW. Unit 2 began operating in 1958; unit 1 in 1959; unit 3 in 1960 and unit 4 in 1961. In early 2012, both Units 1 and 3 were retired.{{cite web| url=http://www.duke-energy.com/our-company/about-us/power-plants/gallagher-station|title=Gallagher-station| publisher=Duke Energy Corporation |accessdate=2018-03-05 }} Units 2 and 4 continued to operate because Duke Energy installed baghouses, greatly reducing the pollution and meeting the current standards set by the EPA. The plant's 2012 output was 280 megawatts (each unit is rated at 140 megawatts). The plant is connected to the grid by 138 and 230 kilovolt transmission lines.{{cite web
|title = Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006
|publisher = Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
|year = 2006
|url = http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html
|format = Excel
|doi =
|accessdate = 2008-07-14}}
Environmental impact
=Sulphur dioxide emissions=
As of 2006, R. Gallagher was the dirtiest major power station in the US in terms of sulphur dioxide gas emission rate: it discharged {{convert|40.38|lb|kg}} of SO2 for each MWh of electric power produced that year (50,819 tons of SO2 per year in total).{{cite web
| title = Dirty Kilowatts 2007 Report Database
| publisher = Environmental Integrity Project
| year =
| url = http://www.dirtykilowatts.org/
| accessdate = 1 May 2008}}
Shutdown and Plant Closure
Duke Energy shutdown the plant on June 1, 2021,{{Cite web|title=Southern Indiana power plant once named 'nation's dirtiest' shuts down|url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2021/06/07/duke-energy-gallagher-station-power-plant-retired|access-date=2021-06-22|website=spectrumnews1.com|language=en}} earlier than the previously scheduled retirement in 2022. After shutdown Duke Energy will continue the process of closing coal ash basins on site, which could take several years. The Gallagher plant is expected to be dismantled at some point in the future.{{cite web |title=Duke Energy retiring Gallagher plant earlier than expected. Plant was demolished on October 19th, 2024.
|url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/duke-energy-retiring-gallagher-plant-earlier-than-expected/article_1c176fa6-76f3-11eb-973f-b3a811908c78.html |website=News and Tribune |access-date=24 Feb 2021}}{{cite web |title=Duke Energy retiring Gallagher plant earlier than expected |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/duke-energy-closing-southern-indiana-power-plant-early/article_c6d0a5b6-7923-11eb-af4a-17365739bb83.html |publisher=WDRB News |access-date=27 Feb 2021}}
Planned Implosion and Demolition
On October 20, 2024, the boiler house of the R. Gallagher Generating Station was imploded {{Cite web|title=Duke Energy implodes building in New Albany, causing loud, trembling noise across area|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/lousiville-new-albany-implosion-sound-duke-energy-building/62657555|language=en}} after being shut down since June 1, 2021, with the twin smoke stacks scheduled to be demolished by 2025.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/coal-fired/gallagher.asp Profile]
- [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/11424019 View of the plant from the Ohio River]
- [https://www.wlky.com/article/lousiville-new-albany-implosion-sound-duke-energy-building/62657555 Planned implosion and demolition]
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1958
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1959
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1960
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1961
Category:Buildings and structures in New Albany, Indiana
Category:Coal-fired power stations in Indiana
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