White Bluff Power Plant
White Bluff Power Plant is a 1,659-megawatt base load coal-fired power station at Redfield, Arkansas. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world, which was built in 1980.Emissions
In 2013, Environment America ranked the plant 42 on its list of the 100 dirtiest coal-fired power stations in the U.S., reporting that its 2011 emissions were equivalent to 2.16 million passenger vehicles.
The plant released 10,250,228 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2012 according to the EPA. The emissions in metric tons comprised:
- Carbon dioxide: 10,172,525
- Methane: 24,688
- Nitrous oxide: 53,015
Phase-out plan
In 2018, the owner Entergy announced a plan to close the plant by 2030.
