Emissions

Widows Creek Fossil Plant

What TVA is doing about emissions at Widows Creek

TVA has taken a number of steps to make the efficient generation of power at Widows Creek as clean as possible:

• The plant’s six older, smaller units burn a low-sulfur blend of coal to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO₂).
• Units 7 and 8 are equipped with wet limestone scrubbers to remove particulates and SO₂ from stack exhaust.
• Units 7 and 8 use low-NOx burners to reduce the production of nitrogen oxides (NO_x), which contribute to the formation of ozone and acid rain. TVA has installed selective catalytic reduction systems on both of these units to futher reduce NO_x emissions during the ozone season (May - September).
• Boiler optimization controls limit the production of NO_x at the plant’s six other units.

Carbon dioxide

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Nitrogen oxides

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Sulfur dioxide

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Toxics Release Inventory

2005 data

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air	Water	Land	Offsite Disposal	Total
Antimony Compounds
Arsenic Compounds	326	2,520	48,697	0	51,543
Barium Compounds	2,952	16,226	1,393,800	50	1,413,028
Beryllium Compounds	26	8	10,164	0	10,198
Cadmium Compounds
Chromium Compounds	538	1,170	92,070	9	93,787
Cobalt Compounds	98	62	21,756	1	21,916
Copper Compounds	360	5,665	78,983	2	85,010
Lead Compounds	470	31	70,018	33	70,552
Manganese Compounds	871	36,246	184,570	8	221,695
Mercury Compounds	275	0	253	0	528
Nickel Compounds	565	1,421	91,740	3	93,728
Selenium Compounds
Silver Compounds
Thallium Compounds	24	0	25,544	1	25,569
Vanadium Compounds	560	3,681	187,570	6	191,816
Zinc Compounds	2,190	551	252,090	5	254,836
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	1,029,006	0	0	0	1,029,006
Hydrogen Fluoride	304,206	0	0	0	304,206
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	1,201,171	0	0	0	1,201,171
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.17	0	0.8	0	1.0
Dioxin (lbs)	0.005	0	0	0	0.005
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	33	0	96.07	0	129
Napthalene	66	0	0	0	66
Ammonia	5,878	220	0	0	6,098
Nitrate Compounds	0	43,304	0	0	43,304
Totals	2,549,613	111,104	2,457,352	118	5,118,187

 

Gross MWh generated:	10,672,805
Pounds released per MWh:	0.48

 

View Toxics Release Inventory data from previous years.

 

 

Emissions Data

For data on emissions at each of TVA’s fossil plants, choose from the menu below. Fossil Plants Allen Bull Run Colbert Cumberland Gallatin John Sevier Johnsonville Kemper Kingston Lagoon Creek Paradise Shawnee Widows Creek Other TVA Sites

 

General Information

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