DIRTY COAL BY THE NUMBERS FOR THE PEE DEE
$1 billion dollars is the estimated price tag for a new, outdated, pulverized coal plant.
1 pound of mercury is so toxic it can kill 500,000 fish.
2.5 tons of coal required daily to operate the new plant.
8.7 million tons of carbon dioxide emitted by the plant annually.
12 coal plants are currently polluting South Carolina’s air.
28 million gallons of water per day withdrawn from the Pee Dee River.
100 mile radius around the plant where mercury emissions are most likely to fall.
$740 million sent out of South Carolina each year to import dirty coal.
1,320 megawatts of electricity generated if both proposed units are permitted.
1,700 megawatts of electricity generated by co-ops through efficiency and renewables.