| Projected Environmental Characteristics of Alpena Power | ||
| Company’s Electricity April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022 | ||
| Fuel Source | Alpena Power’s fuel mix used to generate electricity | Regional average fuel mix used to generate electricity (MI, IL, IN, OH and WI) |
| Coal | 31.4% | 36.3% |
| Nuclear | 21.0% | 27.8% |
| Gas | 35.7% | 26.2% |
| Oil | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Hydroelectric | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Renewable Fuels | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| Biofuel | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Biomass | <0.1% | 0.5% |
| Solar | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Solid Waste Incineration | 0.9% | <0.1% |
| Wind | 7.0% | 6.5% |
| Wood | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Other (1) | < 0.1% | 0% |
Note: Biomass excludes wood; solid waste incineration includes landfill gas
|
Type of Emission/Waste |
Alpena Power Average Pounds per Megawatt-hour |
Regional Average (MI, IL, IN, OH and WI) Pounds Per Megawatt-hour |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Carbon Dioxide | 1005.2 | 1133.0 |
| Oxides of Nitrogen | 0.50 | 0.8 |
| High-Level Nuclear Waste (2) |
0.0069 |
0.006 |
