AES Greenidge Generation Plant

Greenidge Generation Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by AES near Dresden, New York.

In 1999, AES purchased six power plants in New York (including the Greenidge station) from NGE Generation, Inc. for $953 million. The other stations included in the deal were AES Somerset, AES Cayuga, AES Westover, AES Hickling, and AES Jennison.

In March 2011 AES announced it wanted to sell four of its New York coal plants, including Greenridge. The other plants included AES Cayuga, AES Westover and AES Somerset.

Plant Data

 * Owner: AES Greenidge
 * Parent Company: AES
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 163 MW
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 50 MW (1950), 113 MW (1953)
 * Location: 590 Plant Rd., Dresden, NY 14441
 * GPS Coordinates: 42.679135, -76.948604
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source:
 * Number of Employees:

Emissions Data
The following table gives more info on this plant's SO2 emissions levels, as well as on whatever SO2 emissions "scrubbers" (Flue Gas Desulfurization units, or FGDs) have been installed at the plant. Each of the plant's units is listed separately, and at the bottom overall data for the plant is listed.
 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 780,467 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions:
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
 * 2006 NOx Emissions:
 * 2005 Mercury Emissions:

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