THE TEXAS COAL WARS

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THE TEXAS COAL WARS
2009
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1 Valley Fannin County
2 Monticello Titus County
3 Martin Lake Rusk County
4 Big Brown Freestone County
5 Limestone Limestone County
67 Oak Grove 12 Robertson County
8 Twin Oaks Robertson County
910 Tradinghouse 34 McLennan County
11 Lake Creek McLennan County
12 Sandy Creek McLennan County
13 Nueces IGCC Nueces County
14 Sandow Milam County
15 Morgan Creek Mitchell County
16 Spruce Bexar County
17 Calhoun County Calhoun County
1819 Formosa 12 Calhoun County
2007 19 Proposed Plants
8 of the 11 TXU Plants Were Stopped 1 other
withdrew
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910
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1819
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Plants with red numbers were stopped. Nueces
IGCC was canceled due to costs, Las Brisas is now
proposed on the same, exact site. Oak Grove,
Tradinghouse and Formosa are all plants that had
two boiler units proposed on the same site.
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17 Existing Texas Coal Plants
And Total 2007 Releases of Mercury (in pounds).
Source EPA TRI Database
Oklaunion 152
Harrington 322
Pirkey 1,080
Monticello 1,668
Tolk 285
Martin Lake 1,687
Welsh 445
Big Brown 1,201
Limestone 1,197
Twin Oaks 287
Gibbons Creek 258
Sandow 541
Fayette 308
Spruce 335
Parish 964
San Miguel 499
TOTAL 11,438 lbs/year
Coleto Creek 209
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Recent Texas Coal Plants
And Counties In or Near to Non-Attainment Status
- In Non-Attainment
1. Tenaska 2. Limestone 3. White Stallion 4.
Coleto Creek 5. Las Brisas
- Will Be In Non-Attainment
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- Could Be In Non-Attainment
7. Oak Grove
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6. Sandy Creek 8. Sandow 9. Spruce 10.
Calhoun Co 11. Formosa 12. Lockwood IGCC
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In Permitting
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13. Summit IGCC
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Permitted, Under Appeal
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Permitted
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• Carbon Separation
• Carbon Offsets

Proposed
Prevailing Gulf Winds

• Nukes
• Comanche Peak Expansion
• STP Expansion

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Distances From Newly Proposed Gulf Coast Power
Plants to Travis and Bexar County Lines
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Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications) Recently Permitted Plants (values are taken from permits or permit applications)
Plant City, County Permit Status Mega-watts CO2 Tons/yr SO2 SO2 NOX (forms Ozone) NOX (forms Ozone) Particulate Matter Particulate Matter Mercury
Plant City, County Permit Status Mega-watts CO2 Tons/yr Tons/yr lb/MMBtu Tons/yr lb/MMBtu Tons/yr lb/MMBtu lb/yr
TXUs Oak Grove 1 2 (2 units) TXUs Oak Grove 1 2 (2 units) 76474 Permit granted on Appeal 1,720 16.6 mil 15,079 0.192 7,500 0.08 3,170 0.04 1,440
Bremond, Robertson Bremond, Robertson 76474 Permit granted on Appeal 1,720 16.6 mil 15,079 0.192 7,500 0.08 3,170 0.04 1,440
CPS Spruce CPS Spruce 70492 Permit granted - under construction 750 7.4 mil 2,102 0.06 1,752 0.05 771 0.022 140
San Antonio, Bexar San Antonio, Bexar 70492 Permit granted - under construction 750 7.4 mil 2,102 0.06 1,752 0.05 771 0.022 140
Sandy Creek Energy Sandy Creek Energy 70861 Permit granted 800 7.5 mil 3,585 0.1 3,226 0.05 1,490 0.04 150
Riesel, McLennan Riesel, McLennan 70861 Permit granted 800 7.5 mil 3,585 0.1 3,226 0.05 1,490 0.04 150
Formosa Plastics (2 Units) Formosa Plastics (2 Units) 76044 Permit granted 300 3.0 mil 1,091 to 6,518 0.083 to 0.496 920 0.07 446 0.034 78
Point Comfort, Calhoun Point Comfort, Calhoun 76044 Permit granted 300 3.0 mil 1,091 to 6,518 0.083 to 0.496 920 0.07 446 0.034 78
TXUs Sandow 5 at Alcoa TXUs Sandow 5 at Alcoa 48437 Permit granted 581 5.4 mil 5,186 0.2 2,593 0.1 1,037 0.04 192
Rockdale, Milam Rockdale, Milam 48437 Permit granted 581 5.4 mil 5,186 0.2 2,593 0.1 1,037 0.04 192
Calhoun Co. Nav. Dist. Calhoun Co. Nav. Dist. 45586 Permit granted and emissions settlement reached 300 2.6 mil (offset) 2,071 0.179 813 0.07 597 0.051 14
Point Comfort, Calhoun Point Comfort, Calhoun 45586 Permit granted and emissions settlement reached 300 2.6 mil (offset) 2,071 0.179 813 0.07 597 0.051 14
Totals for Recently Permitted Plants Totals for Recently Permitted Plants Totals for Recently Permitted Plants Totals for Recently Permitted Plants 4,454 42.5 mil 34,541   16,804   7,511   2,014
Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued Plants Still Being Pursued
White Stallion White Stallion 86088 Draft Permit Issued 1,200 10 mil (est.) 4,955 N/A 4,047 0.07 1,792 N/A 100
Bay City, Matagorda Bay City, Matagorda 86088 Draft Permit Issued 1,200 10 mil (est.) 4,955 N/A 4,047 0.07 1,792 N/A 100
Tenaska Tenaska  84167 Draft Permit Issued 900 0.75 mil (w/ CCS) 2,183 0.06 1,819 0.05 1,092 0.03 124
Sweetwater, Nolan Sweetwater, Nolan  84167 Draft Permit Issued 900 0.75 mil (w/ CCS) 2,183 0.06 1,819 0.05 1,092 0.03 124
NRGs Limestone 3 NRGs Limestone 3 79188 Pending 112g Hearing 745 7.4 mil 2,102 0.06 1,752 0.07 1,226 0.04 140
Jewett, Limestone Jewett, Limestone 79188 Pending 112g Hearing 745 7.4 mil 2,102 0.06 1,752 0.07 1,226 0.04 140
Las Brisas Las Brisas 85013 Draft Permit Issued 1,200  10.4 mil (est.)  8,096 0.15  3,776   0.07 1,620 0.033 216 
Corpus Christi, Nueces Corpus Christi, Nueces 85013 Draft Permit Issued 1,200  10.4 mil (est.)  8,096 0.15  3,776   0.07 1,620 0.033 216 
Coleto Creek Coleto Creek 83778 Draft Permit Issued 650 6.0 mil 1,753 0.06 1,461 0.05 935 0.0325 100
Goliad, Goliad Goliad, Goliad 83778 Draft Permit Issued 650 6.0 mil 1,753 0.06 1,461 0.05 935 0.0325 100
Totals for Other Plants Being Pursued Totals for Other Plants Being Pursued Totals for Other Plants Being Pursued Totals for Other Plants Being Pursued 4,695 34.55 mil 19,089   12,855   6,665   680
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77 Million Tons of New CO2
will be added to our atmosphere if all newly
proposed plants in Texas are permitted and
built. There are 5 new facilities being built or
proposed in Texas already planning to capture or
offset part of their CO2 emissions. If we
required 90 capture, this would be reduce to
only 7 million tons of CO2.
Hunton Gasification Facility 90 capture
Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center 85-90 capture
Summit IGCC planned near Midland 60 capture
Calhoun County 100 offsets
NRG Limestone 50 offsets
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Public Citizen Urges Texas Court to Force TCEQ to
Regulate Global Warming Emissions
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Nueces County Medical Society, San Patricio
Aransas Refugio Medical Society and Local
Cardiologist Oppose Las Brisas Pediatric Nurses
and Teachers Union Also Oppose Las Brisas
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Upcoming Hearings

• Coleto Creek - Contested case hearing Tuesday,
  October 13 - Wednesday, October 21, 2009
• Tenaska -Preliminary hearing Wednesday, October
  14, 2009
• Las Brisas - Contested case hearing Monday,
  November 2 - Friday, November 13, 2009
• White Stallion - Contested case hearing
  Wednesday, February 10 - Friday, February 19,
  2009

Local groups organized and ready to fight