Press Mention The Jackson Sun January 21, 2003
SACE Quoted
Rivers run deep, but deep enough?
In this mention
A feature examining environmental concerns raised by Huntersville-area residents about a proposed Southern Company power plant, focusing on water pollution, noise, and aquifer depletion. Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy notes that dry cooling technology could virtually eliminate water usage, though it increases plant costs by 5-10 percent. The article explores competing claims about groundwater impacts and regulatory oversight across Tennessee and Alabama.
But technology is available to "virtually eliminate all use of water," said Stephen Smith, executive director of Knoxville-based Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Some combined cycle plants use a dry cooling system rather than 10 million gallons of water each day, which is how combined cycle plants in Arizona and California operate.
Stephen A. Smith
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