Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine Energy Project EIS
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FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT AND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EIS ABOUT THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT The Four Corners Power Plant is located on tribal trust lands in the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Reservation. Approximately 75% of employees at the plant are Native American. The Four Corners Power Plant is a coal-fired electric generating station and: • Includes five units generating approximately 2,100 megawatts • Provides power to more than 500,000 homes in the southwestern United States CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE POWER PLANT The desired future operation of the plant site involves: • Discontinue operation of Units 1, 2 and 3 during or prior to 2014 • Installing pollution control upgrades on Units 4 and 5 • Continued operation of the independent switchyard and transmission lines This scenario would: • Substantially reduce coal consumption and air emissions • Lower power output to approximately 1,500 megawatts • Expand the ash disposal area in future years within the current plant lease boundary ABOUT THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT
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FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANTAND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EISABOUT THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT
The Four Corners Power Plant is located on tribal trust lands in the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Reservation. Approximately 75% of employees at the plant areNative American.
The Four Corners Power Plant is a coal-fired electric generating station and:• Includesfiveunitsgeneratingapproximately2,100megawatts•Providespowertomorethan500,000homesinthe southwestern United States
CONTINUED OPERATIONOF THE POWER PLANTThe desired future operation of the plant site involves:•DiscontinueoperationofUnits1,2and3duringorpriorto2014• InstallingpollutioncontrolupgradesonUnits4and5•Continuedoperationoftheindependentswitchyardand transmission linesThis scenario would:•Substantiallyreducecoalconsumptionandairemissions•Lowerpoweroutputtoapproximately1,500megawatts•Expandtheashdisposalareainfutureyearswithinthecurrent plant lease boundary
ABOUT THE FOUR CORNERSPOWER PLANT
