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| Oct. 6, 2017 |
Learn more about our emergency action plans for coal ash facilities. Ash basins continue to operate safely and are highly regulated. Removing water and permanently closing basins, work that is already planned or underway, adds an additional margin of safety. Inundation maps are planning tools that illustrate a worst-case scenario and depict the areas that could be impacted in the unlikely event of a complete dam failure. |
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2017 - 2018 |
Work is underway to prepare for safely closing ash basins. This includes designing and constructing new retention basins for water management; installing state-of-the-art wastewater treatment systems; and installing new equipment to manage all coal ash dry rather than sending it to ash basins. While the work itself will occur on plant property, neighbors may notice periodic equipment deliveries and an increase in construction activities. |
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May - June, 2017 |
As part of work to modernize electric generation in the region, crews are demolishing two smokestacks at the Marshall Steam Station that previously served Units 3 and 4. Neighbors may notice the stacks getting gradually shorter as the Mantis tool continues “chewing” down the stacks from top to bottom over the next few weeks. View image |
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04/05/2017 |
Neighbor letter about landfill construction and site updates |
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March - April, 2017 |
Duke Energy is constructing additional sections of the lined landfill along Island Point Road to continue safely managing coal ash. These new landfill sections are expected to be complete in late 2017. |
Marshall Steam Station
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Location: Catawba County, North Carolina
Commercial Date: 1965
Status: Operating
Marshall Steam Station is a four-unit coal-fired generating facility located in Catawba County, N.C. Named for former Duke Power President E.C. Marshall, the station is located on Lake Norman.
One of the largest coal facilities owned by Duke Energy in the Carolinas, Marshall generates enough electricity to power approximately 2 million homes. Since it began commercial operation in 1965, Marshall Steam Station has been among the most efficient power plants in the nation.
Duke Energy has made significant improvements to reduce emissions from the company’s coal-fired plants. A unique type of burner arrangement in the boilers keeps the nitrogen oxide emissions from the Marshall facility well below regulatory limits.
In 2004, the company began installing flue gas desulfurization equipment – commonly known as scrubbers. This equipment will lower the station’s sulfur dioxide emissions by approximately 95%. The project was completed in 2007.
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Plant Happenings
Information included in recent neighbor updates, along with work and progress at the site.
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April 29, 2020 |
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality approved the ash basin closure plan for Marshall Steam Station based on its determination that the plan is “protective of public health, safety, and welfare; the environment; and natural resources and otherwise complies with the requirements of CAMA” (North Carolina’s Coal Ash Management Act). |
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Jan. 15, 2020 |
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is hosting public meetings regarding our ash basin closure plans in February. Plans can be seen here: Ash Basin Closure Plan; Corrective Action Plan. |
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