Garbage + sewage water + coal = electricity. [Lakeland, Fla. 364-MW unit cooled by sewage-water effluent]
Journal Article
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· Public Power; (United States)
OSTI ID:5564762
Lakeland, Florida is building a power-generating unit that will burn 80% Kentucky high-sulfur coal and 20% garbage and will be cooled by sewage water effluent. The plant was designed when a proposed new oil-fired unit was rejected in the mid-1970s, although additional capacity was anticipated to keep pace with the area's population and development growth. A coal/garbage fuel mixture has both economic and environmental advantages because the 10-year coal-supply contract with Kaneb Fuel Services, Inc. of Kentucky will lower fuel costs and the pollution control equipment required for coal-burning plants will also meet the requirements for refuse-fired plants. Continued population growth is expected to provide adequate garbage for the unit, saving land that would have been used for landfills. Area lakes will be protected by the use of sewage effluent for cooling. The sludge produced will be used for patching roads. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 5564762
- Journal Information:
- Public Power; (United States), Journal Name: Public Power; (United States) Vol. 37:6; ISSN PUPOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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