While I was at a Cross Country meet in Cartersville, GA, I saw this in the distance. I didn't think it was nuclear, so I looked it up. From Wikipedia:
Plant Bowen is a coal-fired power station located just outside Euharlee, Georgia, United States, approximately 8.7 mi (14 km) west-south-west from Cartersville. At 3,499 megawatts, Plant Bowen has the largest generating capacity of any coal-fired power plant in North America[citation needed] since the partial shutdown of Ontario Power Generation's Nanticoke Generating Station in Canada. Plant Bowen ranked third in the nation for net generation in 2006 producing over 22,630,000 MWh. The station is connected to the southeastern power grid by numerous 500 KV transmission lines, and is owned and operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
Bowen's four cooling towers are 381 ft (116 m) tall and 318 ft (97 m) in diameter and can cool 1,100,000 US gallons (4,200,000 l; 920,000 imp gal) per minute. Another 26,000 US gallons (98,000 l; 22,000 imp gal) of water is lost to evaporation which creates the distinctive white clouds rising from each tower.
Bowen's two smokestacks are 1,001 ft (305 m) tall. Particulates are removed from the exhaust gases through the use of electrostatic precipitators. The exhaust gases are then closely monitored to comply with air quality regulations. In addition, Jet Bubble Reactor (JBR) units have recently been constructed on all four units to meet federal clean air and ozone standards.
This is reminiscent of @seanoneill so clearly! I love the b&w treatment and the smoke you've captured (well, not loving the smoke for real, but in the image).
@darylo Well try using the spot removal tool in LR5: click on one end of a wire, then shift-click on the other end. It won't be perfect and you may have to relocate the donor area a bit.... but it's worth a try.
