Brunner Island Steam Electric Station

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station
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CountryUnited States
LocationEast Manchester Township, York County, near York Haven, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°05′44″N 76°41′49″W / 40.09556°N 76.69694°W / 40.09556; -76.69694
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: June 1961
Unit 2: October 1965
Unit 3: June 1969
Owner(s)Talen Energy, formally PPL
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal Natural gas
Cooling sourceSusquehanna River
Cooling Tower (since 2009)
Power generation
Units operational3
Nameplate capacity1567 MWe
Aerial view from the north of the Susquehanna River at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, (on left bank), with the Brunner Island Steam Electric Station (on right bank island)

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is a coal-fired, alternatively natural gas-powered electrical generation facility in York County, Pennsylvania. It occupies most of the area of the eponymous island on Susquehanna River. The power plant has three major units, which came online in 1961, 1965, and 1969, with respective generating capacities of 334 MW, 390 MW, and 759 MW (in winter conditions). In addition, three internal combustion generators (2.8 MWe each) were installed in 1967.[1] Talen Energy will stop coal use at the plant in 2028.[2]

  1. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "Sierra Club and Stoney Beach Association statements on Talen Energy's commitment to stop burning coal by the end of 2025". Sierra Club. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.