What's with the superior attitude of owning an electric cart and not producing noxious emissions? Electric carts get their power from
coal-fired electric power plants!
Here is SECO, our supplier:
Seminole Generating Station
Two 650 megawatt (MW) generating
Units (Units 1 and 2) put into commercial service in 1984, with subsequent emissions control upgrades. Unit 3 planned to go into service in 2012
(750 MW)
Located in northeast Florida in Putnam
County, about 60 miles south of Jacksonville
Powered by coal, delivered by rail, purchased primarily from mines in southern Illinois and western Kentucky;
permitted to burn petroleum coke (up to 30% blend), a byproduct of the oil refining industry
Full compliance with emissions permits and other applicable regulations
Scrubber system waste (500,000+ tons/year) converted to synthetic gypsum, sold to Lafarge Gypsum for local wallboard production under a long term contract Other by-products recovered and marketed
to additionally offset net energy costs
Professional and skilled workforce
(approximately 280 employees)
Extensive community involvement
Payne Creek Generating Station
A 500 megawatt (MW) combined cycle generating facility put into commercial service in 2002
Additional 310 MW of aero derivative
gas turbines to go into service in December 2006.
Intermediate capacity to meet member needs during high demand periods
Located in Hardee County, south of Lakeland, northwest of Wauchula
Powered by natural gas; Station is served by Florida Gas Transmission and Gulfstream Natural Gas System
Crystal River 3 Nuclear Plant
Seminole owns a 14 megawatt share of Progress Energy Florida’s Crystal River 3 nuclear plant.
Seminole Electric Cooperative is a generation and transmission cooperative
http://www.secoenergy.com/pdfs/CorpD...gySupplier.pdf