Merom Generating Station

Merom Generating Station is a 2-Unit, 1080-MW rated coal-fired power plant located between Merom, Indiana and Sullivan, Indiana.[1] It is owned by Hoosier Energy, a Touchstone Energy cooperative. The plant has been in operation since 1982.

Merom Generating Station
Merom Generating Station from the Wabash River
CountryUnited States
LocationGill Township, Sullivan County, near Merom, Indiana
Coordinates39°04′04″N 87°30′41″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: September, 1983
Unit 2: February, 1982
Owner(s)Hoosier Energy, a Touchstone Energy cooperative
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal, distillate fuel oil
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceArtificial lake
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,080 MWe

On January 21st, 2020, Hoosier Energy announced that the company expects to retire this facility in 2023.[2] With the retirement, Merom Generating Station will join other planned partial retirements of coal generating stations in Indiana including generators at Gibson, Rockport, and Petersburg.

Environmental impact

Air pollution
  • 2006 CO2 Emissions: 7,064,920 tons
  • 2006 SO2 Emissions: 14,847 tons
  • 2006 NOx Emissions: 7,808 tons
  • 2005 Mercury Emissions: 162 pounds (73 kg)

In July 2010 a settlement agreement was reached between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hoosier Energy 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. "Hoosier Energy Announces New 20-Year Resource Plan". Hoosier Energy. Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. January 21, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. 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.


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