Argus Cogeneration Plant

Argus Cogeneration Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Nirma - an Indian multinational chemicals and minerals corporation - near Trona, California. The plant provides power to Nirma's Searles Valley Minerals soda ash processing facility.

Plant Data

 * Owner: Searles Valley Minerals
 * Parent Company: Nirma
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 55.0 MW (Megawatts)
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 27.5 MW (1978), 27.5 MW (1978)
 * Location: 13200 Main St., Trona, CA 93592
 * GPS Coordinates: 35.764586, -117.382726
 * Electricity Production: 349,966 MWh (2005)
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source:
 * Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

 * CO2 Emissions: 1,055,819 tons (2006)
 * SO2 Emissions: 110 tons (2002)
 * SO2 Emissions per MWh: 0.63 lb/MWh
 * NOx Emissions:
 * Mercury Emissions:

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