What's My Connection to Mountaintop Removal?"I just don't think that this should be happening in the United States." - McKinley Sumner, resident of Montgomery Creek, KY


In order to make sure mining operations stayed off his property, McKinley Sumner had the boundaries surveyed and marked with bright orange markers. When mining began near his property, not only did the markers disappear, but also the big, old tree used to indicate the property line. One lawyer says it would now be hard to prosecute the company for trespassing on his property, because there is no property there any more. It's just a straight drop-off now. Read more.
The story of Montgomery Creek, Kentucky, 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: John Sevier, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority.
Click on the mine symbols to take a closer look in Google Maps, or click here for a detailed explanation.
Want to Break Your Connection?
1. Join the 42,787 people that have already pledged to help end mountaintop removal.
2. Tell others about this page
3. Tell your power company to stop supporting mountaintop removal
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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. |
WHO PROVIDES MY ELECTRICITY?
The Mountain Electric Coop Inc service area is part of a larger interconnected electric grid operated by Tennessee Valley Authority.
There are a total of 11 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 Mountain Electric Coop 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
Plants on the Tennessee Valley Authority grid that purchase coal directly from mountaintop removal strip mines in Appalachia include:
Plants on the Tennessee Valley Authority 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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