Potomac River Generating Station

Coal piled high behind a fence at the Potomac River Generating Station, a coal-fired electric generating plant with a generating capacity of 482 megawatts. It is one of the largest industrial facilities in Alexandria. Because of the age of this plant, the impacts on the local community from its emissions and its compliance record, the City Council and the community has continued concerns about its ongoing operations.

Unique identifier: GP02FFX

Type: Image

Shoot date: 07/04/2011

Locations: Alexandria (Egypt), North America, United States of America, Virginia

Credit line: © Robert Meyers / Greenpeace

Size: 5819px × 3920px 10MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Potomac River Power Station

Views of the Potomac River Power Station in Alexandria, Virginia, the largest single source of air pollution in the Washington, D.C., area. Owned and operated by the Mirant Potomac River, LLC, the coal-fired electric generating plant with a generating capacity of 482 megawatts is one of the largest industrial facilities in Alexandria. Because of the age of this plant, the impacts on the local community from its emissions and its compliance record, the City Council and the community has continued concerns about its ongoing operations.

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