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Recognition

2010 "Plant of the Year" Finalist--Powder River Basin Coal User's Group

Top 3 most productive* U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2010

Top 12 most productive U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2008

Top 19 cleanest** U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2008

Top 5 global coal-fired power plants--POWER magazine, October 2008

Top 2 most productive U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2005

Top 16 cleanest U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2005

Top 5 most productive U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2004

Top 8 cleanest U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November/December 2004

Top 5 cleanest U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November 2003

Top 7 most productive U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November 2002

Top 5 cleanest U.S. coal-fired power plants--Electric Light & Power magazine, November 2002

*Based on capacity factor
**Based on sulfur dioxide (SO2) Emission Rate

Glossary Definition

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2): A by-product of combustion. If not handled properly, SO2 can combine with water, oxygen and other chemicals in the atmosphere to create acid rain.

Glossary Definition

Capacity Factor: A measure of power plant reliability calculated as the ratio of the actual output of the plant over a period of time to its output if it had operated at full capacity the entire time.

 
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