Homer City Generating Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Center Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | Units 1–2: 1969 Unit 3: 1977 |
Decommission date | Units 1-3: July 1, 2023 |
Owner(s) | Hedge funds and private equity firms[1] |
Operator(s) | NRG Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
Cooling source | Two Lick Reservoir, Two Lick Creek, and Blacklick Creek |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 2022 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Homer City Generating Station is a decommissioned 2-GW coal-burning power station near Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by hedge funds and private equity firms and is operated by NRG Energy.[1] Units 1 and 2, rated at 660 MWe, began operation in 1969. Unit 3, rated at 692 MWe nameplate capacity, was launched in 1977.[2] It employed about 124 people.[3]
During the 2010s, it underwent two bankruptcies within five years.[1] On April 3, 2023, Homer City Generation announced a decision to shut down the power plant and be offline by June 2, 2023.[4]