League of Women Voters calls for coal-fired power plant moratorium

The national League of Women Voters has called for a 10-year moratorium on new coal-fired power plants.

“Global warming is happening now,” said national League President Mary G. Wilson. “If we wait for federal action from our congressional leaders, it will be too late. We must take immediate and aggressive action to halt climate change.”

There is one coal-fired power plant under construction in Arizona, the 400 MW Springerville Generating Station Unit 4 [above].

There are 17 plants under construction across the country with another 66 in the permitting process.

Reuters.com compiled a list of  the 17 plants in July:

NAME                   SIZE(MW)  TYPE             FUEL
Arizona-Springerville  400       na               na
Colorado Comanche      750       Supercritical    PRB*
Illinois-Springfield   200       na               na 
Illinois-Taylorville   630       IGCC             Bitu
Iowa Council Bluffs    790       Supercritical    Sub-bitu
Louisiana-Rodemacher   660       CFB**            Petcoke
Nebraska-OPPD          660       na               PRB 
Nevada Newmont         200       Pulverized coal  PRB
North Dakota
Spiritwood Station     99       Power, heat      Lignite
Missouri -Iatan
(KC Power and Light)   850       Supercritical    PRB
Missouri-Springfield   330       Pulverized       PRB
Montana-Hardin         116       Pulverized       Lignite
Penn-Northampton       110       Cogeneration     na
Texas-NuCoastal        303       na               Petcoke
Texas Spruce           750       na               PRB
Texas-TXU Sandow 5     600       na               Lignite
S. Carolina Cross
Generating Station  1,280       CFB              Petcoke

 Key: *Powder River Basin  **Circulating Fluidized Bed