Hutsonville Power Station

Hutsonville Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located north of Hutsonville, Illinois in Crawford County, Illinois. The power plant closed in 2011. It was operated by Ameren.

Hutsonville Power Station
CountryUnited States
LocationHutsonville Township, Crawford County, near Hutsonville, Illinois
Coordinates39°08′02″N 87°39′36″W
StatusDecommissioned
Commission dateUnit 1: 1940
Unit 2: 1941
Unit 3: 1953
Unit 4: 1954
Decommission dateUnits 1–2: 1981
Units 3–4: 2011
Owner(s)Ameren
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Cooling sourceWabash River
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity151 MW

History

Hutsonville Power Station came online in 1940 generating 31 megawatts (MW) of electricity.[1] Unit 2 came online the following year and Units 3 and 4 came online in 1953 and 1954 respectively. Units 1 and 2 were decommissioned in 1981.[2] At the time of its closure, Hutsonville had two active units generating a combined 151 MW.[1] Coal used to generate electricity was extracted at nearby coal mines in Illinois and Indiana until 2006. In 2004, Hutsonville began the transition to burning coal delivered from the Powder River Basin.[2] Towards the end of its useful life, Hutsonville generated electricity sporadically as it was one of Ameren's least efficient power plants.[3] Rather than complying to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Ameren announced they would close Hutsonville by the end of 2011.[4] In early 2015, Ameren demolished Hutsonville following three years of decommissioning.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Hutsonville power plant to close down". Robinson Daily News. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. Neville, Angela (October 1, 2009). "Top Plants: Hutsonville Power Station, Crawford County, Illinois". Power. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. Tomich, Jeffrey (October 5, 2011). "Ameren Corp. prepares to close two old power plants in Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. Wernau, Julie (October 4, 2011). "Ameren to shutter 2 coal plants in Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. "Ameren 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Ameren. March 2, 2015. p. 82. Retrieved October 24, 2017.


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