Plant Scherer, owned in part by Georgia Power, is the #1 most carbon-polluting power plant in the nation and produces more carbon dioxide than the total energy related emissions of Maine. Georgia's power plants are the 8th most polluting in the country.

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About Plant Scherer Plant Scherer is located on more than 3,500 acres next to Lake Juliette in Monroe County, Georgia, between Atlanta and Macon. The four units of …

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reported by Georgia Power as an air release in its annual toxic chemical release inventory report for Plant Scherer.) Georgia Power should provide an assessment of whether any collateral emission increases might result for CO, lead (and lead compounds), mercury (and mercury compounds), fluorides (including hydrogen fluoride), and hydrogen chloride.

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The plant is located near Macon, Georgia, and operated by the Georgia Power Company. JEA's portion is 198 MW. By replacing power from Plant Scherer, Unit 4, and entering into this agreement, JEA will lower operating costs, substantially reduce operating risks, and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1.3 million tons per year.

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Job Field: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance Job Type: Standard Primary Location: Georgia-Central Georgia-Juliette Operating Company: Georgia Power Company Job Type: Standard Travel (Up to...): No Work Location(s): Plant Scherer - 10986 Highway 87 (10986JULIETTE) 10986 Highway 87 Juliette, 31046 Req ID: GPC2008193. Southern Company

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Plant Scherer, located near Macon, Georgia, is operated by the Georgia Power Company. Unit 4, one of the four steam units located at the site, is partially owned by JEA. Unit 4 uses coal to produce JEA's 200 MW portion of electricity output, which is delivered to Jacksonville over large, high-voltage electric transmission lines.

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Plant Scherer is located in Macon, Georgia and operated by Georgia Power, so the closure will not impact JEA's headcount. The unit will sit dormant until the …

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2 Coal ash generated at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer near Macon, Ga., flows to an onsite ash pond in this 2019 photo. Image: Georgia Public Broadcasting November 1, 2021

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While the plant in Juliette will remain open, Georgia Power announced plans to shutter 29 ash ponds in early 2016, including Scherer's, as a result of the administration's 2015 coal ash rule ...

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Posted on Feb 21, 2013. Thirteen lawsuits have been filed recently in DeKalb County State Court against Robert W. Scherer Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, accused of knowingly releasing pollution that allegedly contributed to Georgia residents' illnesses and lowered the value of their properties.

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Georgia Power Plant Scherer. 10986 Ga Highway 87. Juliette, GA 31046. (478) 994-1397. Visit Website. Get Directions.

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Georgia Power has repeatedly denied that Plant Scherer's coal ash is linked to any negative health outcomes. In a statement Wednesday, Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft told Georgia Health News that the company is "reviewing the lawsuit," and declined to answer specific questions. "We believe that the claims have no merit," Kraft said.

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Updated: 11:40 PM EDT July 30, 2020. JULIETTE, Ga. — 45 people who live near Plant Scherer filed a lawsuit this week against Georgia Power, …

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The plant generates the fifth-most power in the nation, according to government statistics. Georgia Power owns a portion of Scherer, and …

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JEA has been part owner of Scherer Unit 4 since 1989, according to a June 26 memorandum from Interim CEO Paul McElroy. The other three generating units are co-owned by Georgia Power Co., Oglethorpe Power Corp., MEAG Power, NextEra Energy Inc. subsidiary Gulf Power Co., and the city of Dalton, Georgia.

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Georgia Environmental Protection Division hosted a public hearing on Zoom to allow the community to comment on Plant Scherer seeking a permit to use Berry Creek as a part of the plant's ...

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Plant Scherer in Georgia — for years, the highest capacity coal-fired plant in the U.S. — will lose one of its four units to retirement, a sign that even the largest coal power plants are not ...

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Georgia Power operates the Robert W. Scherer Power Plant, also known as "Plant Scherer," in Monroe County, Georgia.According to Natural History Magazine, as of 2006 Plant Scherer is the largest single point-source for carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. It was also ranked the 20th in the world in terms of carbon dioxide emissions by the Center for Global Development on its list of ...

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Detailed Description. Robert W Scherer Power Plant in Georgia (Plant Scherer) is one of the largest coal-fired thermoelectric power-production facilities in the United States. It is a 3,520,000-kilowatt coal-fired facility that provides electricity for Georgia. As this diagram shows, the plant operates on the same principles as other fossil ...

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Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving 2.3 million customers in 155 of 159 counties in Georgia. Georgia Power's …

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When Georgia Power opened Plant Scherer in 1982, few local residents benefited more than the Bowdoin family. Marvin Bowdoin, who had sold his neighbors on the utility's promises of more jobs and greater tax revenues for the community, owned a store in the small town of Juliette that sold groceries and gas to the company's employees.

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AMEC recognized that Georgia Power's inspection practices for the management unit at Plant Scherer were adequate. Georgia Power, however, does not agree with the "poor" rating for the ash pond. Georgia Power recognizes that the "poor" rating is not a result of the physical, on-site inspections of the dam but appears to

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They're testing residential wells near Georgia Power's Plant Scherer in Juliette Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ) Published: 6:12 AM EDT June 22, 2020

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The city-owned utility and Florida Power & Light have jointly owned Plant Scherer, Unit 4, an 848-megawatt plant in Macon operated by the Georgia Power Company, since 1989.

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Robert W Scherer Power Plant is located in Juliette, Georgia. The plant is also known as Plant Scherer and is located along the flight path of planes from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta. Robert W Scherer Power Plant has an energy production capacity of 3,520 MW making it the largest coal power plant in the United States and the seventh ...

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ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power is standing firm behind its employees and the safe operations at Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, following a …

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Get directions, reviews and information for Georgia Power Co Security-Scherer in Juliette, GA. Georgia Power Co Security-Scherer 10986 GA Highway 87 Juliette GA 31046. Reviews (478) 994-0290 Website. Menu & Reservations Make Reservations . Order Online Tickets ...

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Georgia Power, which operates Plant Scherer, began operation of the facility's first unit in 1982, in Juliette. The plant's generation capacity of about 3,520 MW made it the largest coal-fired power plant in the U.S. But if Unit 4 and eventually Unit 3 is phased out, that will no longer be true.

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Nuclear Plants. Georgia Power owns two nuclear facilities, Hatch and Vogtle, which provide about 20 percent of the electricity used in Georgia. The plants are managed by Southern Nuclear, a sister company owned by Southern Company, which specializes in nuclear operations. Southern Nuclear also operates Alabama Power's Farley Nuclear Plant.

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