What's My Connection to Mountaintop Removal?

The price of your power: Buffalo Mountain, West Virginia

Buffalo Creek: No two words carry more drama and pain in the coalfields.

Mountain near Buffalo

The Gibson and Osborne Homes


On February 26, 1972, a dam constructed of coal waste broke loose near the head of Buffalo Creek. The poorly constructed dam was holding back a lake of water used for cleaning coal. The lake was perched between two hills. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic, black water rushed down the valley like a tidal wave. The death toll totaled 125. Hundreds of homes were swept away. Read more.

You are connected to mountaintop removal. Your electricity provider, Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, uses coal from mountaintop removal mines

The story of Buffalo Mountain, West Virginia, is one of many that are connected to the power plants on your grid, which are marked on the map below.

The mountaintop removal mines shown in red are connected to the nearest coal power plant on your grid: Lovett, operated by Mirant Corp.

Click on the mine symbols to take a closer look in Google Maps, or click here for a detailed explanation.

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LEGEND:

The closest power plant on your grid that is connected to mountaintop removal: Lovett, operated by Mirant Corp

Other coal-fired power plants on the New York Independent System Operator grid that are connected to mountaintop removal

Mountaintop removal mines that are connected to your power grid

NAVIGATION HINTS:

Click any power plant to see how it is connected to mountaintop removal or any mine symbol to get a close-up view of that mine. The controls on the top left of the map allow you to zoom in closer to the ground or back out to get a broader perspective. Even easier, though, is to navigate with the "hand" tool. Clicking and dragging on the map will move the map in the same direction, double-clicking on a point will center the map on that point and zoom you in a little closer, and double clicking with the right mouse button (ctrl-click for macintosh users) to center on a point and zoom out.


Explain my Connection


WHO PROVIDES MY ELECTRICITY?

The Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc service area is part of a larger interconnected electric grid operated by ISO New York. There are a total of 13 coal-fired power plants on this grid that are connected to mountaintop removal. Following are details on how each is connected to mountaintop removal.

If Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc is not the company that sends your electric bill, please select your electric provider from the list:


You may also find your utility in the following list:


If your electric provider is not on these lists, please notify us


THERE are 4 plants DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL ON YOUR GRID

Plants on the New York Independent System Operator grid that purchase coal directly from mountaintop removal strip mines in Appalachia include:


THERE are 9 plants INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL ON YOUR GRID

Plants on the New York Independent System Operator grid that do not use mountaintop removal coal directly, but purchase coal from companies that operate mountaintop removal mines in Central Appalachia include:




Appalachian Citizens Law Center  •   Appalachian Voices  •   Appalshop  •   Coal River Mountain Watch  •   Heartwood  •  Keeper of the Mountains

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth  •   MACED  •   Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition  •   Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment

Sierra Club Environmental Justice  •   Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards  •   SouthWings  •   West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

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