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The Robert W Scherer Power Plant (also known as Plant Scherer) is a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon, Georgia, in the United States. The plant has four units, each producing 880 megawatts. The plant is named after the former chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia Power. It has two chimneys, the first built in 1982 and the second in 1986. Plant Scherer is the fifth largest electric generating plant in the United States,〔 〕 and is the #1 emitter of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., at over 20 million tons per year.〔(Source: EPA )〕 The plant's location is along the flight path of many commercial airline flights originating from or terminating at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, and is a prominent feature on the landscape, easily visible during daylight flights. ==Operator and ownership== The plant is operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of the Southern Company. The plant is jointly owned by Georgia Power and sister company Gulf Power,〔 〕 along with Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the city of Dalton, Georgia; NextEra Energy (through subsidiary Florida Power & Light); JEA of Jacksonville, Florida; and the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.meagpower.org/PowerGeneration/Facilities/tabid/70/Default.aspx )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plant Scherer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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