Potomac River

Potomac River

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Mount Vernon Trail
Alexandria, VA
22314
United States of America

Latitude: 38.820476

Longitude: -77.040612

http://www.genon.com/company/stations/potomac.aspx

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Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian		0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	4.0%	3.8%	6.4%	7.6%	10.0%
Black	5.2%	21.5%	33.4%	33.5%	31.5%
Hispanic	8.4%	12.6%	15.0%	15.2%	17.9%
White	80.6%	57.0%	40.6%	39.1%	35.9%
	35.9%
Population	346	68k	283k	1,267k	3,762k
Income	$144k		$102k	$99k	$106k

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GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Greenpeace USA		Interested
Sierra Club		Interested
Chesapeake Climate Action Network		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Mirant Potomac River LLC	Owner	100%

LINK

Link
GenOn To Close Coal-Fired Power Plant In Alexandria The plant will close on Oct. 1, 2012
Alexandria power plant still set to close, despite brief firing 1/10/2012 Washington Post article
GenOn Alexandria plant fined $280,700 for air quality violations 2/15/2012 article
Shutdown Of Alexandria Coal Plant Could Have Impact On Waterfront Planning 8/31/2011
Community Split Over GenOn Closure and Waterfront Development 1/10/2012 blog
Conquering Coal - A Tale of One City's Fight 8/24/2012 blog
Alexandria City Council Approves Settlement With Mirant On Its Potomac River Generating Station 7/1/2008 press release
GenOn power plant in Alexandria fined again 2/15/2012 Business Journal article
Sierra Club, City, Citizen Efforts Pay Off: Alexandria GenOn Coal Plant to Shut Down in 2012

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
92 MW		Closed	Coal	Oil
92 MW		Closed	Coal	Oil
110 MW		Closed	Coal	Oil
110 MW		Closed	Coal	Oil
110 MW		Closed	Coal	Oil

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