Great River Energy - Wear Resistant Lining Extends Pulverizer Rejects Piping Life Coal Creek Station is North Dakota’s largest power plant, consisting of two units, each rated at about 550 MWs. Unit 1 at Coal Creek Station began commercial operation in 1979 and Unit 2 in 1980. Each unit burns approximately 11,000 tons of lignite per day from the Falkirk Mine, which is adjacent to the plant. Lignite coal contains an abrasive portion of non-combustible material that is extremely damaging to piping. Coal Creek had major issues with abrasion in the pyrites rejects pipes, which required them to be rotated annually. Even with the annual rotation, the piping still leaked and began to cause problems within the plant’s pulverizer area. In addition, repairing the leaks and continually rotating the p

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