Talk:Paradise Combined Cycle Plant

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Split Proposal

 * Oppose - this is officially still one power generating station, and the last coal fired unit, which TVA refers to as "fossil", is slated to close in 2020. After this, the article should probably be moved to Paradise Combined Cycle Plant, which will then be the official name, as was the case with Allen Combined Cycle Plant when it was converted from coal to natural gas. Bneu2013 (talk) 20:58, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

/* History */ Added information regarding official government documents from the TVA.
A final environmental assessment prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority concluded that the adverse environmental impacts of these fossil plants outweighed the need for them in this community; therefore it was necessary to close them. ~Ellisba — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellisba (talk • contribs) 17:27, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

/* History */ noted that President and Chief Executive, Bill Johnson, of the TVA says that the closing of Paradise 1 and 2 will save consumers approximately $320 million
President and Chief Executive, Bill Johnson, of the TVA says that the closing of Paradise 1 and 2 will save consumers approximately $320 million ~Ellisba

/* History */ added information from a web documentary
The retirement of Paradise Fossil Plants 1 and 2 has reduced the coal consumption by nearly half in Muhlenberg County, Tennessee ~Ellisba

/* History */ added more information from the TVA government website
After TVA shut down Paradise power plants 1 and 2, the Tennessee Valley Authority immediately became liable for offsetting all losses of production. Following the closure of Paradise 1 and 2, TVA was forced to pay nearly one billion USD to make up for the new gaps in their energy grid. ~Ellisba

From what I read here, they replaced coal generation with gas. I do not see why there would be gaps in the energy grid. The existing citation did not mention gaps or fines so I revised it to "citation needed" ... to my knowledge, gas peaker plants spin up faster than coal, so the grid operations should overall be more reliable. ~Dannyman

/* History */ added information about emissions before and after retirement of Paradise Fossil Plants 1 & 2.
According to TVA data displayed online, the Authority is making huge strides in cleaning up the emissions coming from their fossil fuel combustion facilities. Graphs and data from the TVA suggest that emissions in Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides and Carbon Dioxide have all dropped dramatically since the mid 1970's

The last official day of unit 3 running was Feb 1st 2020. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.87.3.5 (talk) 17:02, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

~Ellisba